Broadway Chatter on Hannah Williams and Tin Pan Alley lore
The column recalls Hannah Williams's souring romance with Roger Wolfe Kahn due to his mother’s interference. It also riffs on Proctor's 23rd Street theatre ads, NEAR beer, early TV and vaudeville roots, Eddie Dowling's ascent, and Irving Berlin and Raymond Donaldson's Tin Pan Alley fortunes along with a race track loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannah Williams
Follies
Roger Wolfe Kahn
New York
Hannah
Roger
Mrs. Kahn
Mr. Kahn
Kahn
Eddie Dowling
Ziegfeld
Edward de Groucher
Eddie
Providence
R. I
Irving Berlin
Walter Donaldson
Berlin
Alexander
Donaldson
Social News Roundup From Local Residents
Burgeoning weekend visits unfold across Kewanee Oak Park Joliet and Elgin as families host relatives attend reunions and plan picnics. Notables include Reverend P A Hultgren hosting in Kewanee and Joliet alumni recalling a 1910 class reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Benson
Benton St
Aaron Roseen
Eagle St
P. A. Hultgren
Kewanee
Ill
Hultgren
Swedish Mission Church
Verna Johnson
Bernice Wells
Robert McNeill
Oak Park
William Litler
David Hirschfield
Ernestine Moss
Chicago
H. A. Schager
Mary Lou
Elgin
E. T. Lea
Collins St
Fred Johansen
Parks Ave
Fort Sheridan
National Rifle Association
James Thompson
Henderson Ave
Second Presbyterian Church
Highland Park
Margaret Thompson
Irene Howell
Lucy Coe
Winchester
George H. Stansbury
Casseday Ave
Harry Stansbury
Joliet High School
Clara Novak
Five Hundred Club
Belle Hyman
Ruth Rothstein
Frank H. Keith
Cass St
Willow Avenue Presbyterian
Foot Health: Dr Karr on shoes for posture and comfort
Dr. P W Karr argues high heels tilt the body and strain back and organs. He lists features for healthier shoes including straight inner line ample toe room proper support a medium heel and correct fit with regular foot measurement.
Also Mentioned on This Page
23Rd St
Proctor’s 23Rd St
Seventh Ave
Rodger O’shea
Northeast Side News
N. Centerstreet
George D. Curtis
Mary
Caroline
Decatur
Addie Hanson
Dorothy Button
Baker Ave
Marcia Berkovitz
Manitowoc
Wis
Florence Levy
Mrs. Levy
Leona Fredrickson
Youngs Ave
Cincinnatti, O
P. W. Karr
WHITE
Dorna Gordon Frocks
Zenith Voilet
Donna Gordon
pil.Ooor
Mlle
Lonnie Payne
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