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...been in business in Central and South America, has been a vaudeville actor, a reporter for a Connecticut paper. He was married in 1918 to Miss Agnes B. Burton of London, England. His plays include: Thirst, Beyond the Horizon (Pulitzer Prize play 1920), Diff'rent, The Emperor Jones, Anna Christie (Pulitzer Prize play 1922), The Hairy...
Miss Olive M. Jones, President of the National Education Association, will speak on "The Salvaging of Youth," and Mrs. Anna C. Thillinghast, Chairman of the Women's Division of the Republican State Committee of Massachusetts will talk on "How Can We Realize Our ideals in Education?" Dean Holmes will preside at the meeting...
...Mason's characterization of Mary was the particular bright bit of acting. The St. James is to be congratulated upon securing this exceptionally gifted and versatile actress. Anna Layng was convincing as Mrs. Kent, in the first act, but the change from a country church organist to a "night blooming Sirius" seemed a little overdrawn even for a farce. Walter Gilbert did his usual fine job with the leading part, and the supporting cast played well. A very entertaining play, with plenty of laughs...
...comparison of that scene with the famous court scene in "Madame X". Paul Gordon, as the correspondent, gives an excellent interpretation of his part. Houston Richards, in spite of an unconvincing make-up, carries off well the amusing role of Lord Ellerdine. Viola Roach, as Lady Atwill, and Anna Laying as Peggy's sympathetic maid, Pauline, do good work...
...more than 770,000,000 silver dollars*; have been minted. They have been admired for the beautiful head they bore. According to the designer, George Morgan, it was a portrait of the most perfect head he had ever seen. Whose? That of a Philadelphia schoolmistress, who never married-Miss Anna W. Williams. She resigned last week after 40 years' service in Philadelphia schools. As supervisor of kindergartens she had acquired a national reputation...