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Phase 3 of Katharine Cornell's theatrical life began last year when she produced with her husband The Barretts of Wimpole Street. Her portrayal of the invalid poetess was the season's sensation. There are figures to prove it. When she withdrew the Manhattan production to take it on the road it was still doing $20,000 worth of business a week. She grossed $33,000 in Philadelphia during Holy Week. Ten thousand folk were turned away from a benefit performance in Chicago. When the tour ended in San Francisco, The Barretts had taken...
Last week the Scott legend began to crack None too sure what manner of man he was, professors at Ohio State University withdrew their names as his sponsors when he came there to lecture. And the New York Herald Tribune had the enterprise to conduct and publish an inquiry into Howard Scott's past, together with a somewhat toplofty editorial to assure Wall Street that the status quo was not in danger...
...tycoon whose gas & oil will fill the tanks of Air Express Corp.'s ships. First aide to President Philbin is his vice president in charge of traffic. James G. Woolley, a plump, profane hurricane of energy who was a Western Air vice president until both he and Philbin withdrew last year. In charge of operations is Vice President Vance Breese, oldtime mail pilot, speed flyer...
...Hubert Beal, 37, became president of Auburn Automobile Co, as busy Errett Lobban Cord, 38, retired to the chairmanship. Mr. Beal has worked for Auburn's unit, Lycoming Manufacturing Co., since 1919. In 1931 Mr. Cord withdrew into the chairmanship for ten months. Currently he needs freedom to attend to his interest in Aviation Corp...
...Standard (TIME, Nov. 14). But last week Mr. Kingsbury, who relishes practical jokes, chortled a good last chortle. For the Richfield banking creditors' committee decided to accept the Standard offer and Mr. Sinclair, considered the boldest and most brilliant of operators in oildom, seemed outmaneuvered when he withdrew his company...