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June 1, 1924

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Walter Catlett and "The Show-Off."

By NAT N. DORFMAN

Knowing you are a stickler for veraciousness in your gossipy column of drama notes, I want to call your attention to the statement you made last Sunday regarding Walter Catlett, with respect to the offer made him by Stewart French to essay the role of Aubrey Piper in "The Show-Off," now so excellently portrayed by Louis John Bartels.

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30,000 SEE GIBBONS OUTBOX CARPENTIER; St. Paul Light Heavyweight Scores Decisively in 10-Round Bout in Michigan City.

By Special to The New York Times

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind., May 31. -- Georges Carpentier, France's idolized fighter, was assisted out of the ring here this afternoon by the willing hands of staunch admirers, a badly beaten boxer after a slashing ten-round bout with Tom Gibbons, St. Paul light heavyweight. He limped from a combination of causes, claiming to have injured his right ankle in the ninth round when it appeared that he would be knocked out.

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LONDON AND PARIS

By Special Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES

LONDON, May 28. -- Elsie Janis will take possession of the Queen's Theatre next Monday, when "Come In" leaves for a tour of the provinces. Miss Janis will present her own entertainment along the same lines as those she is accustomed to give in the United States.

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