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...America, the fairy tale industry lacks material with which to work, although George Washington and his clever retort with reference to falsehoods furnishes a not unsuitable starting point. The folk-lore of parent countries has not as yet been acclimated. But Professor William Lyon Phelps reputed reaction to "Peter Pan" (See Donald Ogden Stewart) illustrates plainly the appeal which these fables retain even for such highly intelligent subjects, Their magnetic, vitalizing influence on the masses cannot be overestimated...
...Angeles, the special counsel for the Government obtained a temporary injunction on the Doheny companies to prevent them from operating their leases. The charges made were much the same as those of the Teapot Dome complaint. Rear Admiral Harry H. Rousseau and J. Crampton Anderson, President of the Pan-American Petroleum Co., were named joint receivers. In order to protect the Government's naval and oil interests as well as the interests of the lessee, the receivers were empowered to carry out the existing contracts, and to drill additional wells, if necessary to protect the Government...
Marilynn Miller, famed musical comedy player: "When he learned that James M. Barrie had selected me from among ten actresses submitted for the title role of Peter Pan, one Frederick Donaghey, critic of the Chicago Tribune, wrote: 'A guess as to the other nine, in view of Miss Miller's special talents for the part, would list the Misses Sophie Tucker, Marie Dressier, Fannie Brice, Nora Bayes, Gilda Grey, Henrietta Grossman, Nazimova, Mrs. Thomas Whiffen and the two-a-day gymnast called Dainty Marie.' Said Alexander Woollcott, famed critic of The New York Herald: 'Quite...
Whitney Cromwell carries off highest honors in the poetry. The picture of Pan pressing his "twisted thumb against his nose" is delicious-and it is painted with well-swung movements of the brush. What is more, it is a generous relief from the devil-in-the-inkpot type of verse. Mr. Hope's "Ballad" is symbolic and severe, as much a ballad should be; but then Mr. Hope can usually be counted on to produce good work...
...York University will lead the immigration discussion. Other Round Table leaders will be: Lionel Curtis, of London; William S. Culbertson, of the Federal Tariff Commission; Boris A. Bakhmeteff, former Russian ambassador; J. A. V. MacMurray of the State Department; Dr. Leo S. Rowe, Director General of the Pan-American Union; A. A. Young, Harvard Professor; Sir Paul Virograd-off, Oxford...