From Beauty Contest to Leading Roles in Film
Hal C. Herman recounts how a Santa Monica beauty contest led to Vitagraph work and stints with Earle Williams and Starry Morey. A reluctant musician turned actress, she describes early vamp parts that loosened her up, a long dramatic train scene, and eventual casting in her own films.
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Santa Bionica
Rollin Sturgeon
Vitagraph
Vita-graph
Earle Willams
Starry Morey
Frst
Hal C. Herman
Gipsy Marilyn Her Madel Virginia Ruth Stephens Profile
Eleven year old dancer known as Gipsy, Marilyn Miller aspirant, admired for skill since age three. She is two grades ahead in school, popular with younger girls, with brown eyes and bronze hair, dreaming of a career combining dance and emotion.
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Marilyn Her Madel
Virginia R Uth Stephens
Gipsy
Prade
Marilyn Miller
Evalyn Knapp Bratyn Knapp Stage Star to Film Actress
Evalyn Knapp Bratyn Knapp built a New York stage career before moving to pictures in 1950. Notable stage works include The Bargain Side Show A Successful Calamity and Big City Blues with leading film roles in Columbia productions This Sporting Age The Night Mayor A Hostess and State Prooper.
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Evalyn Knapp
Bratyn Knapp
New York
Pictures
Columbia
Hats With Feather Accents Trend in 1933 Millinery
Fashion notes show new little feathers transforming sports and velvet hats with bright ostrich tips and Tyrolean flair. Describes felt fedoras and berets, velvet chapeaus, and jeweled baroque tones like blackberry and petunia as designers favor bold feather accents for matinees, calls, and fall collections.
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Wan
Western Newspaper Union
Old Trunks Hide Latest Fashions From Grandmother’s Wardrobe
The article notes a 1920s revival of leg o’mutton sleeves and fuss and feathers. It urges rummaging through family relics for refined pieces like pearl embroidery and egret plumes to elevate winter wardrobes, describing forthcoming formal, graceful styles.
Winter fashion favors ribbed fabrics and corduroy ottoman
From present indications ribbed fabrics will dominate next winter with novelties in corduroy and ottoman. A wide waled corded ottoman may be called corduroy ottoman and is recommended for suits coats and dresses in several weights. Broadcloth will be prominent for afternoon coats over crepe or satin dresses. Spongy baroque textures and loose woven fabrics compete with morning hairier wools and kashemere blends.
Slipper Satin Sam Dreamed for Elegant Evening Wear
A brief note describes Slipper Satin Sam as a fabric suitable for refined slippers and smart fall evening wraps, highlighting its shiny texture and versatile use in elegant attire.
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Sam
Cord and Tassel Styles End Season Look
A fashion note highlights ornamental cord and tassel novelties as a season ender. An Araby red Jersey frock features heavy red silk cord and tassels at belt and neck with a red and beige check coat completing the ensemble. The red felt hat lacks a feather at the back.
Howe About: Notes on neighbors and radical culture in 1931
An assortment of reflective snippets on neighbors families and social norms. The author contrasts how men and women affect behavior, mocks demagogic rhetoric, critiques sociology books and radicals, and mentions attic discoveries and thrift as guidance for readers contemplating civic steps.
Wool Makes Appeal For Delicate Skin Women
A fashion note urges women with sensitive skin to consider wool this year as fabrics become softer and silkier. Designers tout improved textures addressing scratchiness concerns and comfort in wool dresses.
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Wm Soft
Allk&y
Code and Home Not in Unison
An essay arguing against strict work codes for housewives under the NRA. It notes how domestic duties resist time clocks and embraces homemaking as a valued, inspired activity despite modern efficiency. The piece critiques enforced schedules while affirming women’s role in rebuilding sanity and prosperity.
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NRA
General Johnson
Brain Trust
Papa
Matoma
Tong Run With Mother Do in Overtime
Walter Ferguson of the New York World Telegraph discusses a cautious outlook preferring extra innings under pressure. He hints at a shift in strategy and the reliance on steady support from a maternal figure.
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Mother
Ates
Walter Ferguson
New York
World-Tele Ern
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