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February 1, 1927

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Col. Smith's Condition Alarms His Friends; He May Drop Senate Fight Until December

By Special to The New York Times

May drop fight until Dec because of illness

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AMES IN FIRST MOVE TO CLEAN UP DRAMA; Producers, Actors and Authors Meet Tomorrow to Seek Way to Avert Censorship. SPOKESMEN ARE NAMED Head of Managers' Committee Disclaims 'Stage Czar' Title -- Students Approve 'Captive.'

By Unknown Author

Three committees, one composed of theatrical producers, another of actors and the third of playwrights, will meet tomorrow afternoon to ascertain how the stage may be purified so that the threatened drastic censorship of the theatre may be avoided. Winthrop Ames who last Friday was chosen by the producers to head their "Housecleaning Committee," announced this conference yesterday.

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AMERICANS RUSH TO CHINESE PORTS; Leave Many Cities Hurriedly and Concentrate at Others on Consuls' Advice. MISSION WORK COLLAPSES Field Is Feared Lost for Years to Come -- Cruisers and Marines Move. AMERICANS RUSH TO CHINESE PORTS

By Special to The New York Times

Reports to Navy Dept on situation in China

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VAN DYCK SNATCHED FROM BRITISH HANDS BY AMERICAN BUYER; Baltimore Man Pays $250,000 for Noted Painting as Art Lovers Abroad Raise Fund. PURCHASER ONCE PEDDLER Jacob Epstein's Investments in Art Today Are Reputed to Exceed $1,000,000. CANVAS NOW IN AMERICA " Rinaldo and Armida," Once Owned by Newcastles, Called Artist's Finest Allegorical Work. VAN DYCK SNATCHED FROM BRITISH HANDS

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Purchase of his "Rinaldo and Armida" by J Epstein, who lends it to Baltimore Museum of Arts

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Captive" Approved at Princeton.; AMES IN FIRST MOVE TO CLEAN UP DRAMA

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Captive, by E Bourdet; voted best play by 14 Princeton drama students

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1927Galway Kinnell, American poet and academic (died 2014)^[†]

Galway Mills Kinnell was an American poet. His dark poetry emphasized scenes and experiences in threatening, ego-less natural environments. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his 1982 collection, Selected Poems and split the National Book Award for Poetry with Charles Wright. From 1989 to 1993, he was poet laureate for the state of Vermont.

Headlines from February 1, 1927

Col. Smith's Condition Alarms His Friends; He May Drop Senate Fight Until December

AMES IN FIRST MOVE TO CLEAN UP DRAMA; Producers, Actors and Authors Meet Tomorrow to Seek Way to Avert Censorship. SPOKESMEN ARE NAMED Head of Managers' Committee Disclaims 'Stage Czar' Title -- Students Approve 'Captive.'

AMERICANS RUSH TO CHINESE PORTS; Leave Many Cities Hurriedly and Concentrate at Others on Consuls' Advice. MISSION WORK COLLAPSES Field Is Feared Lost for Years to Come -- Cruisers and Marines Move. AMERICANS RUSH TO CHINESE PORTS

Captive" Approved at Princeton.; AMES IN FIRST MOVE TO CLEAN UP DRAMA

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