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Though the Duke and Duchess of York have thus far taken all Australian manifestations with unfaltering good humor, a very different attitude was observed in Dame Margaret Helen Greville, intimate friend of Queen-Empress Mary, upon her return to London last week from Australia, where she had gone to prepare the social side of the welcome for the Duke and Duchess...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Uncouth Australians | 5/9/1927 | See Source »

...there. They are spoken of as 'pommies,' the reference being to their bright cheeks, which look like pomegranates, and 'low-downers.' I would most decidedly advise a man with a family and not much money against going to Australia." Reputedly such frankness has irritated Queen-Empress Mary, and, perhaps as a result, Dame Margaret was reported in despatches to have withdrawn to her estate, Polesden Lacey, Dorking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Uncouth Australians | 5/9/1927 | See Source »

...never read a Tabloid, I never hope to read one, But TIME, repeating all their smut, Seems trying hard to be one. This, of course, is mostly in fun. It will bear some thought, nevertheless. Certainly your reference in a recent issue to an "alleged" virgin Queen is about as questionable taste and as vulgar as anything which the tabloids are reputed to have printed. Its cleverness, if it can be called "clever," does not excuse...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: May 2, 1927 | 5/2/1927 | See Source »

...done a great deal of work in staging Radcliffe productions. Charles Leatherbee, plays Baptista, A. S. Gerstein, '30, takes the part of Hortensio, Margaret Effinger plays Curtis, and Charles Hicks ocC. Biondello. All of these have been in "The Orange Comedy," Miss Effinger playing the part of the Queen. Miss Adele Wood who has played in "The Straw" given by the Radcliffe Idler Club and the freshman play, will act as Tranio. D. W. Moreland '28, is Vincentio and G. W. Harrington '30, the Pedant. Both have played before in Dramatic Club plays, the latter having participated in Brown...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SONG AND DANCE TO FEATURE DRAMATIC CLUB PERFORMANCE | 4/28/1927 | See Source »

...Queen Mary did not seem embarrassed or say, "Shh!" Her face lighted, she nodded, and with a royal finger discreetly indicated to Sir James a door. He should go through, and turn thus and thus. Then he would find Nurse Knight and should tell her by the Queen-Empress' command to show him the Sleeping Princess...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Sleeping Princess | 4/25/1927 | See Source »

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