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Billing and celebrity egos drive stage publicity in 1927
In a 1927 column, 0 C McIntyre notes actors prize billing as much as pay, recounting stars insisting on leading positions, and producers bending for big names. The piece cites Fred Stone, Ziegfeld, and a culture of publicity, with side observations on eateries in Manhattan and a Canadian folk festival demo. It ends with a July 4 report from New York on Colgate University paying for a Mongolian dinosaur egg.
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Fred Stone
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