Word: toured
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...bowler hats, some in spats, some in caps. They had gone to Kansas City, careless of their regular occupations. One was Phil Wolf, known in the alleys of Chicago as "the grand old man." Another was James Smith, world's all-round champion bowler, just back from a tour of the U. S. Harry Orf, another, rode in an automobile, bowled into a tree, was taken to a hospital, died. Mallott and Grau rolled naturals over and over. But on the last afternoon it was young Henry Summers who was photographed with a shiny ball in his hands...
...Wilson '27, star of last year's Hasty Pudding show "Gentlemen, the Queen", took to the boards again last night to replace C. H. Pforzheimer '28 in the role of Peritonita, Spanish dancing senorita in "Not Now--Later". Pforzheimer is ill, but will probably go on tour with the show when it leaves on Saturday. Wilson will take his place again this evening...
...President Coolidge and until that evening known as an outstanding "Coolidge-anyway" man, confessed to personal Hooverism and virtually promised the hitherto uninstructed Virginia delegation (15 strong). Also, since Mr. Slemp's talent for delegate-charming is almost fabulous, and since he had just returned from a Southern tour, observers were inclined to credit Hooverism with the week's chief forward march...
...with "ptomaine poisoning" Jeanne Eagels, actress famed in Rain and of late on tour with Her Cardboard Lover, failed to put in an appearance in Milwaukee, last week, where the play was scheduled to run. Previously she had failed to appear for an entire week in Boston; often before that she had been haphazard in her attentions to business. Because she is undeniably a talented performer, Producers Gilbert Miller and Albert Herman ("Bedroom") Woods had hitherto overlooked the flighty and eccentric behavior of Actress Eagels; but when, after her absence in Milwaukee, she failed to appear in St. Louis, they...
...cause in the midst of an enemy city should encourage the drys greatly. But they had best remove the young hero from a position so fraught with dangers to his integrity. He can be sent to school in the virtuous Middle West and afterwards on a missionary tour to the hotel bellboys throughout the country. Who knows? He may even grow up to be President of the Anti-Saloon League...