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...arrived in Venice to find the streets flooded. It was all wet all right. The Swiss? They wear velvet B. V. Ds. Not only the mountains are high in that country, the hotel rates ditto. No wonder people won't fight those guys, they're gallant chargers...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Eddie Cantor Recalls Halcyon Harvard-Yale Celebration When He Caught Pigskin Booted by George Owen '23 | 1/13/1928 | See Source »

...puppets who support her. On the screen she had as distinct an individuality as Theda Bara ever had, but on the Metropolitan stage she was unable to glitter as in "Fascination" or "Peacock Alley". The romance of the Merry Widow waltz left the "Publix" patrons cold, whereas less black velvet and fluffy chiffon and more red hot syncopation a la her Ziegfield "Follies" days would have attracted the thunderous applause with which the "Publix" audience greets atrocious slapstick. Miss Murray must be admired, most of all, because she refused to descend to the level of her audience. For the theatregoer...

Author: By R. T. S., | Title: CRIMSON PLAYGOER | 12/19/1927 | See Source »

...month old and both were clad in Moorish dress, their own clothes having been confiscated by the brigands. M. Steeg disported a flowing burnoose, under which he wore a gaudy pair of red breeches and a pullover sweater. M. Maillet was garbed in a coarse white tunic and velvet breeches. The two small Arnaud girls were literally covered with vermin and also dressed in Moorish costume. They stopped crying when familiar French voices soothed them, but asked repeatedly for their mamma and papa. Baroness Steinheil's first request was for a mirror, in front of which she immediately...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Ransomed | 11/28/1927 | See Source »

...Story: A fortnight ago the Pennsylvania Railroad added to the women's lounge on car Gwladys (Porter J. L. Francis in charge; New York to Philadelphia) a green and beige smoking room with five light green velvet-upholstered wicker chairs & a light green velvet-upholstered wicker three-seated sofa. Other equipment included: mirrors, cuspidors, dressing table^ ashtrays. These facts were well broadcast by the U. S. press. Actually a smoking lounge for women is no innovation. The Chief (Santa Fé) carries a smoking lounge for women on its observation car. The Lehigh Valley R. R. is installing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Progress: On Trains | 11/28/1927 | See Source »

...announced that she would conduct the last Saturday matinee of its Manhattan engagement. But soon they bickered. Conductor Leginska wished to lead not one but four performances. The San Carlo rebelled-and at the scheduled Butterfly the audience watched the serviceable back of Carlo Peroni instead of the svelt velvet jacket and flyaway head of Leginska...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Butterfly sans Leginska | 11/28/1927 | See Source »

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