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DAVENPORT HOOKER...
...Brian Hooker, who deserves kudos for a fine translation of Cyrano, has compiled the libretto. Lyrics are by Edward Heyman, who put words to the music of Three's a Crowd and There Goes the Bride. Incorrigible, bandy-legged Charles Winninger is the comedian. The music is the most ambitious attempt of Vincent Youmans, than whom Richard Rogers, George Gershwin, Cole Porter or Jerome Kern are no better. And yet, for all this talent, Through the Years remains a dreary, lifeless affair of lavender and old lace. You will sit through the better part of three acts before...
...summaries: PENNSYLVANIA HARVARD Elliett, g. g., Powell Wands, l.f.b. r.f.b., Catinella Penn, r.f.b. l.f.b., Wemple Hooker, l.h.b. r.h.b., Martin Patterson, c.h.b. c.h.b., Frame Reilly, r.h.b. l.h.b., White Kullman, l.o.f. r.o.f., Schumacher Hoyle, Chang, l.i.f. r.i.f., Gummere Sullivan, c.f. c.f., Dorman Suire, r.i.f. i.i.f., Broadbent Anderson, r.o.f. l.o.f., Moskin...
Among the valuable books in the library is a copy of John Hall Stevenson's "Crazy Tales," of which there are believed to be only three copies in the United States. Several early editions are also in the possession of the House, including Hooker's "Ecclesiastical Polity" and Sir Walter Raleigh's "History of the World...
...railroader, was called in as general manager. He soon had things shipshape along the seven-mile right-of-way, cheerfully worked without salary. In 1924 the road was extended 20 mi. westward, its terminus called "Turpin." Two years later the B. M. & E. went farther west to Hooker where it crossed the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific tracks, then on to Hough. This gave it 65 mi. of track. Last year it pressed on another 40 mi. to reach the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe tracks at Keyes...