Indian Dust DevilsHobbs, 1937 - 138 pages |
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Page 97
... stage deterred most amateurs from appear- ing on it . The attenuated props which modern starved women now consider substantial enough to support the feminine crate of bones would then have been booed off the stage with roars of vulgar ...
... stage deterred most amateurs from appear- ing on it . The attenuated props which modern starved women now consider substantial enough to support the feminine crate of bones would then have been booed off the stage with roars of vulgar ...
Page 102
... stage . As some one said - she was tem- peramental - 97 per cent temper and the rest - mental . Sandow had the largest house ever known in the old Theatre Royal the surprise being the number of local muscular giants who appeared with ...
... stage . As some one said - she was tem- peramental - 97 per cent temper and the rest - mental . Sandow had the largest house ever known in the old Theatre Royal the surprise being the number of local muscular giants who appeared with ...
Page 110
... stage when they were performing . Rather a choice reference to him can be found in Harry Reynold's " Minstrel Memories . " He is credited with having taken round a burlesque company in which " One important item was a selection from ...
... stage when they were performing . Rather a choice reference to him can be found in Harry Reynold's " Minstrel Memories . " He is credited with having taken round a burlesque company in which " One important item was a selection from ...
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PUSH OFF A BIT BEHIND SCRATCH | 4 |
OUR GRIEF CHAMPION | 16 |
THE BOOK OF THE WORLD | 31 |
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