Three Plays Ruthning at Once by George Tusker
A review notes George Tusker’s three verse plays staged in New York. It praises his craft, calls him the Hamlet of 1940, and contrasts his prolific output with his reticent, publicity shy persona.
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1937
Page
3
A review notes George Tusker’s three verse plays staged in New York. It praises his craft, calls him the Hamlet of 1940, and contrasts his prolific output with his reticent, publicity shy persona.
A courteous Atlantic City clergyman educated at Stanford University contributed pieces to West Coast and New York newspapers. He is a tireless worker who attends all rehearsals and obligingly rewrites episodes and scenes at the director’s bidding.
Washington Mrs. C. C. Stuart and Miss Kathryn Holt visit. Families from Smackover Little Rock Texarkana Batesville and Fulton attend gatherings. A. F. Simmons ill but improving. Home Demonstration Club meets with quick bread lesson and cleanup plans discussed.
The group reviewed progress on campaign efforts and approved placing more trash cans in the business district. A paper on The Duties of County Officers was presented, followed by a round table discussion. Several games entertained members, and the next meeting is set for the Baptist church on the second Friday in April.
The Thimble eclub of Rocky Mound met at Mrs. Florence Fincher's on March 24. Two squirts were quilted. The next meeting will be at Mrs. Humphrey's on March 31. Mrs. J. W. Hirston won the prize. Attendees included Mrs. Leonard Higgason, Mrs. R. J. Pearce, Mrs. William Fincher, Miss Faye Pickard, Mrs. W. L. Fairchild, Mrs. J. H. Pickard, Miss Nora Agnett, Mrs. B. O. Silvey, Miss Helen Fincher, Miss Parelee Boswell, Mrs. Humphrey, Mrs. E. G. Wright, Mrs. Fletcher EastJerling, and Mrs. Anna Maye.
Porest Kuntz flew an open cockpit mission to take aerial photos but his glasses were blown off during the flight at about 4000 feet. He despaired of finding them until a neighbor discovered the glasses intact on a farm near the Ionia county airport a few days later.
In late March and early April India faces a political crisis as the Gandhi led Congress wins a strong showing in provincial elections and debates whether elected representatives will take their seats under the Government of India Act of 1930. Volatile public mood, the new Viceroy Lord Linlithgow arrives to steer the federation move while Nehru and Gandhi balance independence with social reform.
In Shanghai, taxi dancers and orchestra members are subject to China's new income tax, with rates starting at one hundred dollars per month. Authorities inform taborets, dance halls, and amusement centers to deduct the tax from salaries.
Piney Grove notices list local residents visiting relatives in Mississippi and Alabama, mentions Miss Daisy Bubanks recovering from pneumonia, Jannie Eubanks returning to Mississippi, and several Milliner family members traveling. Church scene describes a Bible tale and a joke about pouring water on an altar while a witty response references making the gravy.
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