They Way of the World at the Players Club
New York tone in a mahogany club overlooking Gramercy Park hosts a limited engagement of Congreve’s They Way of the World with Walter Hampden Fay Bainter and Ernest Cossart. Beatrice Lillie stars in the Little Show third edition with sketches by Noel Coward and S J Perelman featuring a satirical song Only Eng-
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New York
Tone 12
Gramercy Park
Players Club
Edwin Booth
Congreve
Walter Hampden
Fay Bainter
Ernest Cossart
Congeve
Beatrice Lillie
Ernest Truex
Walter O'Keefe
Carl Randall
Miss Lillie
Noel Coward
S. J. Perelman
Untitled Musings on Dietrich and Fashion
Lillie comments on Marlene Dietrich’s appeal as she explains it lies in black silk stockings. The piece blends social observation with playful theories about glamour and style.
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Miss Lillie
Marlene Dietrich
Gilbert and Sullivan revival brings The Gondoliers to Broadway
The repertoire company revives Gilbert and Sullivan with The Gondoliers as its latest two week run. Tickets stay under $2, fueling strong Broadway demand alongside Shaw and the Irish Players.
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Gondoliers
Broadway
Bernard Shaw
New York
Gilbert and Sullivan
Birthday Party Honors Betty Jane Hughes in Edwight
Edwight West Virginia Mrs Basil Hughes entertained at their home Friday afternoon for Betty Jane Hughes fourth birthday. Attendees included Enols and Helen Parson Nora Virginia Williams Gertie Francis Rebecca Bergess Margaret Lee Adams Margaret Ann Goodyear Riddie Dempsey Bobby Billy Donald Goodyear Eugene Cooper Thomas Williamson returned to Bluefield after visiting his brother Bob Williamson Miss Goldie Harless visiting sister Mrs Otis Stringer Mrs Cecil Adams visiting her parents in Baileysville Virgil Adams business caller in Beckley Boyd Brown visiting Miss Goldie Harless Myrtle Stuart visiting Edwight relatives Mrs John Brown has returned to Coal Valley hospital in Montgomery for treatment discharged a month ago
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Basil Hughes
Betty Jane
Enols
Helen Parson
Nora Virginia Williams
Gertie Francis
Rebecca Bergess
Margaret Lee Adams
Margaret Ann Goodyear Riddie Dempsey
Bobby
Billie
Donald Goodyear
Eugene Cooper
Thomas Williamson
Bluefield
Bob Williamson
Goldie Harless
Otis Stringer
Cecil Adams
Baileysville
Virgil Adams
Beckley
Boyd Brown
Myrtle Stuart
Edwight
John Brown
Coal Valley Hospital
Montgomery
Wilkins Goes Off for Pole Soon in Submarine Bill Flynn Visit
Bill Flynn paid a social visit at Miss Ethel Tolliver’s home Sunday. Miss Mable Massey of Eunice visited Mrs. Charles Conner last week. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Workman announce the birth of a girl. Miss Tollie Petiry of Stickney went for a brief vacation, Miss Louise Wall departed for Kentucky. Miss Lolla Kincaid of Elk Ridge visited her sister.
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Bill Flynn
Ethel Tolliver
Mable Massey
Eunice
Charles Conner
Tollie Petiry
Stickney
Louise Wall
Kentucky
Lolla Kincaid
Elkridge
Amet
Battles
C. L. Jarrell
Beckley
Births and visits dot small town scene in Stickney area
Local residents report births and illnesses, visits from relatives and friends across Beckley Scarbro Alderson and Meadow Bridge. Notable items include a new baby to Mr. and Mrs Battles, multiple church and family gatherings, and travel between Stickney Thurmond Lively Culwright and Stone Cliff as residents attend to health and kinship. Mack Matthews’ death prompt travels to Sprague.
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Elsie Culwright
Lahoma
Lively
E. W. Jones
Edmund
Mr. Jones
James Mundy
Scarbro
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North Pole
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Lady Wilkins Goodby
Quince Brown
Thayer News
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Thurmond
Quincy Lively
Elizabeth
Eveleyn Warren
Alderson
C. E. Rollyson
Evelyn Dorsett
W. E. Wilson
James Clements
Stone Cliff
Nora Stanley
Dunfee
Ruby Moore
Alpeca
Lawrence Burgess
Sprague
Roy Yancy
Mack Matthews
Johnnie Surbaugh
Becklevy
E. E. Woods
Virginia
Thomas Clements
Ray Wilson
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