Tennis Strokes and Stars of the Court Discussed
A lively interview imagines a young player craving Beals Wright service and a host of others’ strengths. It catalogs Wright, Alexander, Little, Pell, Anderson, Larned, Hackett, and Beals Wright with notes on their serves, backhands, volleys, steadiness, and court sense, while stressing enduring practice and perseverance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beals Wright
Bay Ridge
Sax
Wright
Welie Grants Express
Fred Alexander
Sid Wright
Hinself
Fies
Alexander
Aout
Fred Anderson
Nat
Pell
Anderson
Phat Anderson Atrake
Thas Tote
Larned
Harold Hackett
Henry Molenhader
Hackett
Pshaw
Enegar
Lamed
Princeton
Yale
A Comedy For Two Features Chester And A Theater Date
A lengthy portrait of George Randeigh Chester and his rise in magazines, highlighting his popular character the Manicure Girl. The excerpt blends backstage chatter with a barber shop scene and a young man’s sudden, striking presence, ending with a tense invitation to a theater outing and a hint of romantic pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Randeigh Chester
Awlishing World
Mr. Chester
Mr. Cheater
Ft? Cash
Cincinnati
Ohio
Frank
Grandpa
The Belveigh Manicure Girl’s Charade Night
A witty tale unfolds in New York as a cunning flirt uses a theater date and a staged scene at Charley's to outwit a persnickety mother and an overbearing aunt, while a wedding appears to crown the mischief. The narrator relishes the ruse, guiding Hardy and Grace through a banquet of glances and disguises, ending with a chaotic but triumphant reveal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas H. McKeey
Belveigh
Cassie Chadwick
Billy
Harber
Gilly
Linade
Ife
Maxine Billot
Maxine
Methuselah
Tiffany’s
Ace
Pompadour
Opei
Bessie
Ant
Heaven
Mr. Pessey
Bdck
Bowery
Passay
Vandercashes
Grace
Ming
Bessy
Mr. Hard
Belasco
Mr. Hardy
Mother
Llavin
Young Hardy
Bebsie Bright
Charley's
Mr. Passay
Antique
Sheba
Pete
Gonka
Nate
Frank
Grandpa
Hardy
Chartey's
Narraganoctt
Park Row
New York
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Ray Little
Little
Nulber
Mike
Nalf-Yelloving
Heodore
Irl
Aonet
Ron
Singer
Indiana
MR. Neverdie
George R. Chester
Chicago Tribune
Hener