Broadway Glimpse Full of Names and City Scenes
A rapid collage of New York entertainment life features pianist legends, actors, and social icons. Ann Harding rumored to return to stage. Serge Rachmaninoff noted for smile rarely seen. Phil Baker and Philip Merivale redrawn matinee appeal. Beatrice Lillie and Billy Rose linked to venues and events. Kate Smith and Jimmy Durante quips. Dorothy Mackaill poised for a cinema comeback. Hotel Astor lobby changes and heavy foot traffic. Walter Hampden and George Jesse add color to the era.
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Brooklyn
American Magicians Society
Flatbush
Ann Harding
Central Park
Park Avenue
Serge Rachmaninoff
Phil Baker
Gage
Reuden’s
Beatrice Lillie
Broadway
Footlight
Billy Gaxton
William B. Leeds
Tin Plate
California
Philip Merivale
Billy Rose
Astor
Chilly,' She Said-So Tommy, Lavish Manville Scandals
A gossip column chronicles Tommy Manville, heir to the asbestos fortune, famed for marriages and extravagant capers. It notes his early weddings, costly gifts, a string of romances, and a fortified New Rochelle mansion with armed guards and nightly pranks.
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Tommy
Manville
Aw York
New York
Tommy Manville
Pagne
Man—e Sr
New Rochelle
Mr. Manville
Manhattan
Westchester Country
What They Are Saying on Broadway
Manhattan miscellany notes ample nightlife trends and celebrity trivia. It mentions amateur strip tease contests at clubs if approved and cooling systems planned for large hotels this summer. It also remarks on Leon Trotzky's unpaid bill at Cafe Royale and lists anecdotes about Kitty Carlisle Fred Allen Howard Hughes Zeppo Marx and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Manhattan
Cafe Royale
Second Avenue
Leon Trotzky
Kitty Carlisle
Fred Allen
Howard Hughes
Maurice Evans
Marx Brother
Zeppo
Hildegarde
Paris
RCA
Gladys Swarthout
Frank Chapman
Sinclair Lewis
Blanche King
Algonquin
Mail volume soars in New York during Christmas holidays
More than 9.1 million pieces of first class mail moved daily through the New York post office over the Christmas season. The text notes historical use of tobacco and other herbs in pipes across cultures prior to their discovery.
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New York Post Office
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London
George
Scots Guards
Tower of London
Walter Hampden
George Jesse
England
Elizabeth
Guards’ Brigade
Parliament Square
Parliament Building
Cyrie
Metropolitan Op
Aeste
NORGE
Wark
Hendrix Bros
Wrenn Street
Greyhound
Union Bus Station
East High Street
Mle
Gotham
Myra Hess
Carter
Mary Ann Swicegood
Guilford County
North Carolina
Thomasville
N. C
Bwicegood
Ors
Troutman, Atty
R. C. Cola
Nehi Bottling CO
Battle Ground Ave
Greensboro
WMFR
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