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...whence he was removed in a private car with two specialists and nurses; John Rushworth, Earl Jellicoe, 71, commander of the British Fleet at the Battle of Jutland, in Cowes, Isle of Wight, of bronchitis; Cinemactress Patsy Ruth Miller, 26, in Hollywood, of an intestinal disorder contracted in Tahiti; Arthur Hammer" stein, 55, theatrical producer, in Manhattan, of a bladder ailment...
Ready for insertion whenever the program needed them were first-rate Albertina Rasch numbers; the Britton & Gang orchestra which smashes peanut brittle violins with acrobatic abandon; dusky, soft-hipped little Reri from Tahiti, native star of the film Tabu; Miss Universe and the next two prizewinners fresh from Galveston's beauty contest; mincing Albert Carroll (without makeup) and his impersonations. Better than any of these, the gangling 17-year-old named Hal LeRoy is a new loose-leg hoofer with the appeal of a playful, intelligent puppydog. The show was his whenever he danced...
Under Art for March 23, you give out the impression that Henry Adams and John La Farge spent a hectic interval on Tahiti dodging Gloomy Paul Gauguin when as a matter of fact, to Paul they were Western trash and the last creatures in the world with whom he would traffic . . . but perhaps it is the lavish economy of your style that creates these false impressions...
...collaborated with Director Robert J. Flaherty (Nanook of the North, Moana) on the story of Tabu. He built himself a house on Bora Bora, 300 miles from Tahiti in the Society Islands, and spent three months selecting natives for his cast. Six months ago he returned to Hollywood. Last fortnight he was killed when his car ran off the road some miles north of Santa Barbara, rolled down a 30-ft. embankment and landed on him at the bottom...
...Farge invention, opalescent glass (for which he was made an officer of the French Legion of Honor), a substance that gave the effect of light through the bottom of a soap dish. His best friend was Henry ("The Education of") Adams. With him he made a voyage to Tahiti, lived on the island at the same time as that morose genius Paul Gauguin, whom the two U. S. elegants successfully avoided...