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Founder and inspiration of the School of Expression is John Russell Young, 55, White House correspondent of the Washington Star, who looks so much like a storybook Senator that waiters always serve him first. He is a delight to President Roosevelt, who calls him "the Senator," and when in a tight fix at press conferences often finds an out with: "I think I'll deliver the Senator's No. 17." Young, good schoolmaster that he is, has a set of speeches for any occasion. No. 1 is "Our Flag," No. 8 is "America the Beautiful...
...fell down a flight of steps backstage and broke her ankle. After it was tightly bound she went on singing Brünnhilde, became so absorbed in the role that she never even limped, collapsed only when the curtain fell. As a person Fremstad was as incalculable as a storybook diva. When she swept off stage she was as likely to embrace every one she passed as she was to wither them with a glance. Once she suddenly discovered that her name had 13 letters, forthwith had herself billed as Olivia Fremstad, changed back again to Olive when she realized...
...about-town. Editor James Gordon Bennett himself covered the story for his New York Herald. Author Komroff, changing the names of his protagonists to Oliver Benson and Jane Holden, follows closely the history of the case, but takes it further, deeper than Editor Bennett did. Jane, like many a storybook harlot, was pathological only in having a heart of gold. She gave Benson her true love. For a while he liked it. Unfortunately he was a black-hearted villain, with ambitions toward a respectable marriage. Since Jane threatened to be an embarrassing liability he decided to liquidate her. Benson...
...would be well for sleuths everywhere to model themselves on Detective Charlie Chan. Like all storybook operatives, he avoids catch-as-catch-can methods, has apparently never heard of the third degree. More than this, he exhibits an oriental courtesy that is only a shade less elaborate than his oriental proverbs. Sample: "Even a blind man, if he has been over the road before, may point out the way.'' This time Author Biggers. whose books make better cinemas than most murder stories, has Detective Chan present at a lugubrious houseparty. Present also are four ex-husbands of an egocentric diva...
...cause but Wall Street whispered that "Pat" Crowley had lost his fight with Central's bankers over Pennsylvania Railroad's desire for Nickel Plate trackage rights along Lake Erie (TIME, Oct. 12). Son of two Irish immigrants, with no schooling after the grammar grades, President Crowley followed the storybook route to success. His first job was in 1878 as messenger boy for the Erie. Telegrapher, station agent, train-despatcher all before 20, he rose to vice president of Central in 1916. Since 1924 he has been president. During the War he was Federal manager of the Central lines along with...