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Every one of these Parisian features the Davises found in Saigon, true "Paris of the East." But all the way up the Saigon River everything was pure Indo-Chinese: junks, half-naked boatmen in big hats, smiling children who live the merry life of water rats.
"On this verdict, we pray you be dumb, Dumb, dumb! Your anger pray bury, For all will be merry,
Not in real life could such characters come together on such everyday terms: Professor Pembauer, poor but profound piano-teacher; beautiful Actress Rose Grogarty; Mr. Gambrino, carousel-pro-prietor with operatic ambitions; Miss Arbuthnot, acidulous Australian novelist; Mrs. Connor, thrifty but romantic hairdresser; possessive Tycoon Julian Heaven-street; Mrs. Heavenstreet...
There were several other persons in the cast who were for the most part not too obnoxious. Henrietta Crosman, who certainly should have known better, carried on the spirit of the Cavendishes (Barrymores) with a vengeance until the last act when she vociferously succumbed to the hand of death. As...
As it always does the House concluded its session with fulsome speeches, self-congratulations, cheers, horseplay. Speaker Longworth, in a farewell speech-from-the-throne, recognized that it might be his last term as presiding officer. The Marine Band Orchestra was led by Representative La Guardia of New York. Representative...