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Channing Pollock (writer)

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227:, a neighboring city, to avoid contagion. Eight days after his mother left, Pollock was sent to San Salvador; at his arrival, he saw his mother "standing at the door, screaming in terror to turn back; that his father was dying of yellow fever and that he must not expose himself and the others to it." The following day, Pollock's father died. Pollock and his brother John were sent to the nearest town, where they saw it "draped in mourning for some minister," not knowing that it was their father. They were not informed of their father's death until four or five days after the funeral, where his father, a Unitarian Protestant who could not be buried in the city's Catholic cemetery, was buried outside the cemetery walls in a barely marked grave. 119: 92: 78: 62: 49: 651: 243:. Here Pollock once again contracted a fever and had to be taken to another town to find a doctor. The steamer arrived, but the doctor had advised them that moving Pollock would kill him, but at the same time remaining would kill his mother. After hesitating and discussing with the consular agent, they took the last train to Acajutla. They took a boat going south to 31: 231:
a Mrs. Campbell, who brought them some little food and gave her the news that Mrs. Pollock was dying. Shortly after, they received a letter stating that Mrs. Pollock had gone to Santa Tecla to try and recover, and they went to join her. When they saw her, the children could not recognize her because of the state she was in.
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Pollock and his caretaker contracted a fever, and went three weeks without any medical treatment aside from "an old 'indian'" who "used to come with berries and say prayers over them for us." The other children later contracted the illness as well. Their caretaker fell unconscious and was awakened by
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to avoid the quarantine of Guatemala, they stayed here eight days and from there they took a boat for San Francisco. They finally arrived in San Francisco on November 15, where they were cared for by friends.
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The following morning, a physician ordered her to be moved to a steamer to leave the country. She burned many things of value and left behind many valuable goods before leaving to La Ceiba, near modern-day
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He was married to cat breeder and Manhattan Opera House press agent Anna Marble Pollock, daughter of actor and songwriter
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on April 7. The country was at peace when they arrived; however, by the end of the month, the
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His father, Alexander L. Pollock, was consul of the United States of America in
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by Channing Pollock, Gorham Press, New York, New York (1911), page
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broke out. Pollock, his siblings and mother were relocated to
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Radical Feminists of Heterodoxy: Greenwich Village, 1912–1940
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Pollock began his career in 1896 as the dramatic critic at
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famously wrote "'The House Beautiful' is the play lousy."
283:(English lyrics for "My Man" by Channing Pollock) (1953) 100: 70: 41: 21: 537: 143:(March 4, 1880 – August 17, 1946) was an American 387:(Book and lyrics by Channing Pollock) (1911–1912) 344:(Book and lyrics by Channing Pollock) (1917–1918) 705:20th-century American dramatists and playwrights 147:, critic and screenwriter, whose works included 456:"If The Play Is Bad, The Review Is Hard Work" 396:(Additional music by Channing Pollock) (1911) 271:in August 1946, a few months after his wife. 8: 381:(Book and lyrics by Channing Pollock) (1912) 365:(Book and lyrics by Channing Pollock) (1914) 353:(Book and lyrics by Channing Pollock) (1915) 219:Following this revolution, an epidemic of 117: 90: 76: 60: 47: 29: 18: 695:American male dramatists and playwrights 525:. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1897. 446: 522:United States Congressional Serial Set 7: 515: 513: 720:20th-century American screenwriters 625:Channing Pollock Theater Collection 454:Kerr, Walter (September 26, 1982). 263:Pollock died at his summer home in 715:20th-century American male writers 700:American musical theatre lyricists 652:Works by or about Channing Pollock 599:Channing Pollock Dies in 67th Year 14: 212:occurred, during which President 194:Pacific Mail Steamship Company 1: 375:, by Channing Pollock) (1913) 275:Selected Broadway productions 239:, where they took a train to 569:Who's who in Music and Drama 475:The Footlights, Fore and Aft 155:The Footlights, Fore and Aft 690:American male screenwriters 204:and arrived at the port of 132:Channing Pollock, photo by 736: 710:The Washington Post people 665:Internet Broadway Database 487:Pinto, M. (7 April 1894). 170:, and later worked at the 643:Works by Channing Pollock 498:(in Spanish). p. 415 281:At Home With Ethel Waters 37: 28: 582:Channing Pollock Married 536:Schwarz, Judith (1986). 413:In the Bishop's Carriage 489:"Movimiento de buques" 153:(1916) and the memoir 137: 131: 426:The Little Gray Lady 324:The Sign on the Door 210:Revolution of the 44 74:17 August 1946  400:Such a Little Queen 373:Such a Little Queen 369:Her Little Highness 287:The House Beautiful 167:The Washington Post 587:The New York Times 580:(10 August 1906). 461:The New York Times 406:The Secret Orchard 138: 45:4 March 1880  16:American dramatist 647:Project Gutenberg 629:Howard University 126: 125: 727: 661:Channing Pollock 656:Internet Archive 634:Channing Pollock 612: 609:Associated Press 604:Montreal Gazette 596: 590: 578: 572: 566: 560: 559: 543: 533: 527: 526: 517: 508: 507: 505: 503: 493: 484: 478: 472: 466: 465: 451: 392:Ziegfeld Follies 349:Ziegfeld Follies 336:The Crowded Hour 330:Roads of Destiny 316:Ziegfeld Follies 216:was overthrown. 173:Washington Times 150:The Evil Thereof 141:Channing Pollock 136:(April 27, 1934) 134:Carl Van Vechten 122: 121: 96: 95: 94: 81: 80: 66: 65: 64: 56:Washington, D.C. 52: 51: 33: 23:Channing Pollock 19: 735: 734: 730: 729: 728: 726: 725: 724: 670: 669: 621: 616: 615: 597: 593: 579: 575: 571:, p. 212 (1914) 567: 563: 556: 535: 534: 530: 519: 518: 511: 501: 499: 491: 486: 485: 481: 473: 469: 453: 452: 448: 443: 363:The Beauty Shop 342:The Grass Widow 277: 261: 182: 116: 89: 84: 83: 75: 59: 54: 53: 46: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 733: 731: 723: 722: 717: 712: 707: 702: 697: 692: 687: 682: 672: 671: 668: 667: 658: 649: 640: 631: 620: 619:External links 617: 614: 613: 591: 573: 561: 554: 528: 509: 496:Diario Oficial 479: 467: 445: 444: 442: 439: 438: 437: 429: 423: 417: 409: 403: 397: 388: 382: 376: 366: 360: 357:A Perfect Lady 354: 345: 339: 333: 327: 321: 312: 302: 296: 293:Mr. Moneypenny 290: 284: 276: 273: 260: 257: 181: 178: 159:Dorothy Parker 124: 123: 102: 98: 97: 72: 68: 67: 43: 39: 38: 35: 34: 26: 25: 22: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 732: 721: 718: 716: 713: 711: 708: 706: 703: 701: 698: 696: 693: 691: 688: 686: 683: 681: 678: 677: 675: 666: 662: 659: 657: 653: 650: 648: 644: 641: 639: 635: 632: 630: 626: 623: 622: 618: 610: 606: 605: 600: 595: 592: 589: 588: 583: 577: 574: 570: 565: 562: 557: 555:0-934678-08-1 551: 547: 542: 541: 532: 529: 524: 523: 516: 514: 510: 497: 490: 483: 480: 476: 471: 468: 463: 462: 457: 450: 447: 440: 435: 434: 430: 427: 424: 421: 418: 415: 414: 410: 407: 404: 401: 398: 395: 393: 389: 386: 385:The Red Widow 383: 380: 377: 374: 370: 367: 364: 361: 358: 355: 352: 350: 346: 343: 340: 337: 334: 331: 328: 325: 322: 319: 317: 313: 310: 309: 307: 303: 300: 297: 294: 291: 288: 285: 282: 279: 278: 274: 272: 270: 266: 258: 256: 254: 253:Edward Marble 249: 246: 242: 238: 232: 228: 226: 222: 217: 215: 211: 207: 203: 202:San Francisco 199: 195: 191: 187: 179: 177: 175: 174: 169: 168: 162: 160: 156: 152: 151: 146: 142: 135: 130: 120: 114: 110: 106: 103: 99: 93: 87: 79: 73: 69: 63: 57: 50: 44: 40: 36: 32: 27: 20: 602: 594: 585: 576: 564: 539: 531: 521: 500:. 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Carl Van Vechten
playwright
The Evil Thereof
Dorothy Parker
The Washington Post
Washington Times
San Salvador
El Salvador
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
San Francisco
Acajutla
Revolution of the 44
Carlos Ezeta
yellow fever
Santa Tecla
Colón
Sonsonate
Corinto

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