Morrissey and the rise and fall of a Broadway showman
Leonard Lyons recounts the life of Will Morrissey a penniless impresario who built the Earl Carroll Theater era produced Cuff Opera and So Long Letty faced bankruptcies and chaotic productions. He clashed with Berle and endured stinging setbacks while shaping Broadway lore through audacious ventures.
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Officer Loses Watch and Cash to Bop Gunman
Los Angeles police officer William Fried said a gunman robbed him early Friday near Fifth and Main Streets, taking $40 and two rings and his watch after luring him with a supposed girl. Friedman claimed the robber fired once at him, missing. The incident followed prior drunkenness charges against actor Errol Flynn and actress Maura Fitzgibbon, later dismissed.
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