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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1932
Page
28
Remembrance pieces blend reminders of The Story of San Michele with theater and film lore. The piece catalogs performers, venues, and public figures from Kipling to Will Rogers, noting sales figures and social columns while weaving surreal garden imagery through 20th century celebrity life.
A jumble of Hollywood miscues and scandal notes includes Elsie nearly killed by an insect gun accident, Sue’s stubborn cold behavior, a divorce party with 16 in an auditorium, and stars in flight with an aviator. The letters reference Sally Blane and various city names, courts, and sensational rumors.
A fragmented reminiscence on the Great Wall of China noting its 1500 mile extent and epic labor, claims of it as the longest cemetery, and references to early emperors and monumental construction. It mentions workers buried within its stones and the wall’s historic scale, interwoven with unrelated musings and trivial anecdotes.
Helen and Warren discuss an encounter with Loring and his companions in a Rothenburg restaurant. He mocks an English traveler and plates, while she tries to move on. They debate continuing with torure dungeons for perspective, amid light banter and wary outlooks on future meetings with the English.
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