Word: jacking
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...same hands that are now so busy tearing down and defiling the national emblem of America's greatest ally and would-be warmest friend were the busiest in their endeavors to frustrate America's own efforts in the Great War. The same spirit tramples the Union Jack in a New York gutter that stoned American soldiers on their way to fight for America's safety beyond the seas...
...Haggin takes a hand in the spectacular design of the "Love Boat." The recently much-press-agented Mary Eaton makes her Follies debut with graceful toe dancing and a couple of songs, but her comparatively unknown namesake, Doris, is fully as pleasing and deserves more attention. Jack Donahue is an entertaining exponent of loose-jointed dancing, Carl Randall works hard in varied acts, and John Steele sings' well, but to mention all who materially aid the performance would be a lengthy task...
...Transport "Leviathan," which England offered to purchase, is still rotting at its Hoboken dock because anti-British sentiment only to effectively blocked such a negotiation. Ships in Boston Harbor were prevented from taking on cargo for two months for the reason that they were flying the Union Jack. These are but two gross examples of a campaign as wide as it is sinister: the campaign to drive British trade from our shores...
Other acts include Arthur Stone and Marion Hayes in a ludicrous "rube" act which is well above the average; Larry Harkins and his "Monarchs of Melody"; the Pickfords in a balancing act; the "Musical Movements" of the two Transfield sisters; Joe Santley and Jack Norton in a musical offering; and Walter Monthey and Co. in a series of dancing creations...
...Tolbert is out with a slightly injured hip and Havemeyer has a bruised instep. Both are expected to be in condition Wednesday. Johnson's broken finger has been bandaged and he may be back in four or five days. The squad was strengthened by the return of Rosece Fitts, Jack Crocker, Louis Brown and Sedgwick...