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The Nome nugget., 1930-02-22
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LETTER ON souRDoUGH
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
Nnms, Alaska

To HARRY HICKS, AXEL GUN NISON JOHN FLANAGAN. AL BERT ERICKSON. WILLIAM TATE your and each of your heirs, exc cutors. administrators and assigns:
 You are hereby notified that the undersigned has expended the sum of one hundred dollars during each of the years ending at noon July 1st, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926. 1927, and 1928, in labor and improvements upon the IDAHO ASSOCIATION placer mining claim, on the right linn it of HASTINGS CREEK, in the Cape Nome Mining and Recording District, Territory of Alaska, the location certificate of which is of record in Volume 199, at Page 32. of the records of said mining and recording district, in order to hold said mining claim, under the pro visions of the laws of the United States and the Territory of Alaska concerning annual labor upon mining claims; such expenditure being the amount required by law to hold said claim during said per iod
 And you are hereby notified that if within ninety days from the completion of the publica- ton hereof you fail. neglect or refuse to contribute to the under signed your proportion of such expenditure, as CO., owner, your interest in said plac- CT mining claim will become for feited, and vest in the under signed. your co-owner, therein, who has made such required ex- penditure.
 Dated at Nome, Alaska, this 18th day of January, 1s30.
 JOSEPH HENDRICH Co-owner Publish-Jan. 25, Feb. 1. 8, Is, p, March 1. 8, IS, 23, 2s, Ap- Til 5, 12, 19, 1880.
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MONDAY
EARL BORI4AND's BODY FOUND

NANUK, Feb. 17, R)-Harold Gillian with Berdieff made trip to the scene of the wreck where Commander Slippeov is in charge of the digging operations, and re- ported that the body of mechani- elan Earl Borland was located Thursday He was undoubtedly instantly killed.
 The body was lying on the tun- dra in five feet of snow and was located four feet beyond the en- zine which was over hundred feet from the fuselage. Borland's body was removed to tent and will be brought here later. The Russians are continuing work af- ter a three days interruption by storms.' They hope to locate Eiel- sons body soon. Nineteen men are now working.
The Nome nugget., 1930-02-22
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE

To J. H. JOHNSON, ROBINSON & GREENBERG. And THE MINERS AND MERCHANTS BANK OF AL, ASKA, Your HEIRS, ADMINI-, SENATOR'S, EXECUTORS AND AS, SIGNS:
 YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the undersigned has expended the sum of One Hundred Dollars ($10O.O0) during the fiscal years ending July l, 1926; July l. 1927; July 1, 1928; and July l. 1929 upon each of the Placer Mining Claims and water-right situated On Candle Creek in the Fairhaven Recording District and more par ticuhrly designated as follows:
 No. 3 Below Blank on Candle Creek.
 No Below Blank on Candle Creek.
 No. 5 Below Blank on Candle Creek.
 No. s Below Blank on Candle Greek.
 Water-right located on Blank Creek to use water on the above mentioned claims;
 In order to hold said claims and water-right under the provi- sions of the laws of the United States and the Territory of Alas ka, concerning the doing of an nual assessment work upon same
 And you are further notified that if within ninety days of the final publication of this notice you fail or refuse to contribute youl proportionate share of such ex penditures together with the costs of this publication to the undersign' ed Co-owner your interest in such claims and water-right shall be. come the property of the under signed according to the provisions of the laws governing same. JOHN l.. HERBERT Co-owner Publish-Feb. 1, 8, 15, 22 March 1, 8, 15. 22. 2s, April 5 12, 19, 26, 1880.
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very soon determine it's length.

very soon determine it's length.
 Everyone ill the Ruby district have used up their stalking rights up to March. Tom Devane, 8 Ruby merchant reports that grub and mining supplies are now stor- ed at Ruby and are enough to take care of another hundred men though there Is short age of pros pect boilers, which are now being made from the material at hand.
 Cold weather has prevailed ever since the strike was made, with the thermometer ranging between thirty and sixty-five degrees be- low zero. retarding prospecting.
The Nome nugget., 1930-02-22
SETS WORLD RECORD

OGDEN, UTAH, Feb. IF. R- Setting what is believed to be a world record, Earl Kimball of Reno won the Wabach dog derby, fifty miles. in three hours, forty two minutes and ninety seconds, claim ing first prize of S1,25O.00 Near ly ten thousand people were on hand to witness the finish. Thula Geelan, an Idaho woman came in second. nearly ten minutes slow CT than Kimball to get seven hun dred and fifty dollars Roy Stover of Sacramento was third, forty seconds slower than Geelan, win ming five hundred dollars. George Allan of Nome. son of the noted Sweepstakes racer Scotty Allan, finished ninth.
The Nome nugget., 1930-02-22
TRAFFIC JUNEAU, DOUGLAS
 PARALYZED BY SNOW

JUNEAU, Feb. IS. @-Contin- uous snow fall for the past three days in the Gastineau Channel region, paralyzing the brahric in Juneau. defeated the city fathers in keeping their streets clean.
 Tractore were used but. to no avail and, t vas planned to em- ploy a large force of ..shovelers. but upon investigation rhis morn ing, only twelve shovels could be .purchased. citizens having already bought up almost all the shovel ing tools in town for their own purposes. At Douglas. across the Channel. deliveries of frefght are being made by Yukon sleds. Coal Is being distributed a sack at 2 time; no automobiles are able to navigate there.
The Nome nugget., 1930-02-22
AMBASSADOR TO POLAND Is
 SERIOUSLY ILL

LOS ANGELES, Feb. IT, R- Alexander Moore, recently appoint ed U. S. AMBASSADOR to Poland is in much worse" condition in the California General Hospital here, stated an official bulletin issued today by his physicians.
 It stated that the ambassa dor who had been in critical condi- tion because of lung infection and throat trouble, had now develop7 ed bronchial pneumonia.
The Nome nugget., 1930-02-22
SETS RECORD

ST. LOUIS. Feb. IF. R-D. S.. Seimmerley, of Marshal. Missouri, apparently set worlds altitude record for light planes with d mean altitude of twenty seven thousand, three hundred and fifty feet in an NB-3 monoplane. The old record was twenty two thous- and two hundred and fifty feet and was held by Paul Jawmer of Ger many, who set it in 1927.
 Two paragraphs registered twen- ty seven thousand eight hundred, and twenty six thousand nine huE- dred feet.
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ing for thirty hours in an open skiff, once being in the clutch of the north Pacific ocean, James Glaros, after four days search was brought to the hospital here with his two hands so badly froz- en they may have to be amputat- ed.
 Glaros, a fisherman. was fin ally blown ashore in his skiff on HinchinbrOok Island. He drop ped exhausted in front of Ted Hoeck's cabin and he brought him to Cordova.
The Nome nugget., 1930-02-22

Ruby, Feb. IS, 1880 Walter F. Scott,
 Nome, Alaska.
 Strike is of greensboro formation and apparently a continuation of the Long Creek formation. The strike is eight miles north west of the town of Poorman. Eigh- teen feet to bedrock cleaned. One eighth of dirt taken out and pan ned. Pannings weighed ninety dollars, which makes ground go about forty dollars to square foot down to bedrock The pay hole has three feet gold bearing gray el and goes fifty five feet thru frozen muck. Sixty feet up on the bench, the hole shows six inch es gravel six bits to the foot. Now sinking a shaft sixty three feet towards creek from pay hole. Pay hole is two hundred feet from creek. Biggest excitement I ever saw and old timers say richest holes since Portland Canal Bench, Fairbanks Or the rich strikes at Nome. Every body here is rich if they don't wake up. Best re- gards to Nome friends.
 Thos. Devine.
The Nome nugget., 1930-02-22
PLANE CATAPULT KILLS MAN

NORFOLK, Va, Feb. IF, R- Lieutenant Walter G. Maser. az ed thirty one, graduate of Anna polls Naval Academy, was report ed killed aboard the U. s. New ada in Cuban waters.
 "A charge of powder used in cat apulting plane from the decks of the ship. exploded, blowing the plane to bits and killing the pilot.
The Nome nugget., 1930-02-22
TO INVESTIGATE

WASHINGTON, Feb. IT, R- Achion for looking towards insur- ing an ample supply of news pap CT for American newspapers. was taken up by the Senate by adopt ing the resolution stated by Senator McKellar, democrat of Tennessee. requesting that the secretaries of the Interior and Commerce fur .nssh all available information con corning the supply of wood pulp tn Alaska. The resolution wss adopted without debate.
The Nome nugget., 1930-02-22
FURTHER DETAILS OF NEW
 STRIKE NEAR POORMAN

FAIRBANKS. Feb. IS. @- Bedrock, three feet thick, carry ing value of thirty dollars to the foot was uncovered in a hole com pleted on Beaver Creek in thu Poorman district, the scene of the recent placer strike. Another hole Is now going down sixty three feet from the first one, which will probably determine the. width of the pay streak. while laymer are working up and down the stream from discovery and will
The Nome nugget., 1930-02-22
EIEIkSON PAYS VISIT WIDOW
 EARL BORLAND

FAIRBANKS, Feb. IS, (R-. The announcement of the firdins of Earl Borland's body came az a distinct shock to his widow here as she had believed all along that her husband and Ben Eielson would be found alive Ole Eielson, the father of Ben was among the first to call on Mrs. Borland after she had received the news.
 The internment of Borland, it $ believed will be made in Seattle, where his father and mother, and his sister live. His widow and son will probably accompany the body.
The Nome nugget., 1930-02-22
FRENCH PRIMER IS ILL

PARIS. Feb. IT. R--Premier Tardieu was ordered to his bed by physicians. His proposed re- turn to the London Naval Confer ence Wednesday has been cancel led. He is i'll with a severe case of the grippe.
The Nome nugget., 1930-02-22

TWO YOUTHS ELECTRoCUTED
 sUMAs, Wash, Feb. IT, F1- Floyd Jones aged twenty six and J. T. Douglas aged twenty eight were electrocuted Sunday when the radio antenna which they were erecting came in contact with high tension power lines.
The Nome nugget., 1930-02-22
BREAKS DISTANCE RECORD

MARsDILLEs. Feb. IT, @- Dieudoune Coste and Pilot Codos broke the world's record for end urance distance flights duration re- cord for planes carrying one gross ton of cargo. yesterday, by n.y. Ing two thousand forty eight mil ep in eighteen hours, one minute and twenty seconds.
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BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACT ED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF NOME, ALASKA:
 SECTION I. No person, firm, corporation, fraternity. club, or as sociattou shall conduct or calnse to be conducted. any public or quasi public social dance, ball, musicale, or other form of entertainment in any hall or building, owned by him or them, or under his or their oc- cupa&ion. possession or control, be- tween the hours of two o'clock A. M. and o'clock A. M.
 SECTION 2. No person shall attend or participate in any so- cial dance, ball, musicale. or other form ot entertainment of a public or quasi public nature or character. in any hall or building, between the hours of two o'clock A. M. and seven o'clock A. N.
 SECTION }, The provisions of this ordinance shall not apply to any householder or family who in any wise eutsrhain guests in h1A or thedr home and actual and bona fide place of abode. provided said entertainment is not pubitc or quasi pubic in character. s' SECTION 4.r Any person found guilty of violating any of the pro visions of this ordinance shall be punished by . inc of not leee than twenty dollars nor more than one hundred dollar. or be imprison- ed in the city jail not less than five nor more than twenty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.
 PASSED by the Common Coun. cN of the City. of Nome thds 14tf day Of February, 1880.
 A. BAHLKE,
 ATTEST Mayor of Nome, AAA M. JACOBSGAARD, City Clerk.
 (SEAL) |
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HOOVER RETURNS CAPITAL

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17, H- Bronzed by Florida sunshine and rested by week of fishing. Presi- dent Hoover returned to Washing ton today. The chief executive seemed much refreshed and invig- orated after his mid-wintef vaca- tiOn, \
The Nome nugget., 1930-02-22
DETAILS POORMAN STRIKE RECEIVED DIR. w. F. SCOTT
 FROM TOM DIVINE

Following is telegram received by Dr. w. F. Scott of Nome from Tom Devine at Ruby, giving many of the details of the strike in the Poorman country on Beaver. and Wolfe Greeks. This message while corroborating O. D. Cochran's des- cription of the strike, is more com plete, being sent after further developments had taken place.
The Nome nugget., 1930-02-22
TO INVESTIGATE HIGHWAY

WASHINGTON. Feb. IT, (R- The House passed the Sutherland Bill, to appoint three commission CTS to cooperate with Canada in studying the feasibility of high way, connecting the United States with Fairbanks.
The Nome nugget., 1930-02-22
ORDNANCE NO. 261

AN ORDINANCE TO PROHIBIT THE CONDUCT OF PUBLIC OR QUASI PUBLIC DANCES AND OTHER FORMS OF ENTERTAIN MENT BETWEEN THE HOURS OF TWO O'CLOCK AM. AND SEVEN O'CLOCK AM. AND TO FIX THE PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF.
The Nome nugget., 1930-02-22

Frank Dorbandt, arrived Nome about 3:15 pm. today in the newly arrived Fairchild plane, from Fair banks. He will take of tomorrow morning early with Olaf Swenson and daughter, Captain Milovoorov, and George Ashenfelter, for Fair banks. The plane will carry mail.
 No word from Siberia.
The Nome nugget., 1930-02-22
TUESDAY (TElEGRAPHICl
AIRPLANE NEWS

Pilot Graham took of from Nome early this afternoon with Cliff AL lyn and wife, and J. H. Hart, stop ping at Golovin. He returned
 about three thirty with George Ashenfeter, wko is i'll and is leav- ing in the morning on the Fair child for Fairbanks and the out side. Graham took off again all most immediately with l.. E. Rob inson and flew back to Golovin.
The Nome nugget., 1930-02-22
HAS MARROW ESCAPE

CORDOvA. Feb. IS, (R-Drift-
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To J. H. JOHNSON, ROBINSON & GREENBERG, And THE MINERS AND MERCHANTS BANK OF AL ASRlA, Your HEIRS, ADMINI-, STRATORS. EXECUTORS AND AS
The Washington times., 1930-06-27
TRIBU TE PAID
HONOR GRADS

Honor graduates Of Washing
toms high schools and academies
were singled out for q tribute
last night at the Earle Theater,
when Gus Edwards, acting as
master Of ceremonies. presented
each of the proud diploma hold
eTs with q wrist watch.
This was special feature Of
Graduation Week Of Family
Month, which is being celebrated
nationally by all Warner theaters.
The happy recipients were Rich
ard Herman. Central; Clara
Critchfield, Eastern; Joseph Ken
nedy, Gonzaga; Catherine Schlag,
Business; Isabella Dagneaux, Holy
Cross Academy: Misses Lucrezia
Ricucci and Genevieve Finzel, I'm
maculate Conception Academy;
John Shipman, Mckinley: Eleanor
Rattigan. Sacred Heart Academy:
Philip Milton. st. Anthony's:
Mary Murphy, st. Cecelia's, and
Violet Sullivan, western.
School officials were guests Of
honor at the presentation.
The Washington times., 1930-06-27
ARMY RIFLES
FOR FILM

Two thousand Springfield rifles,
direct from Army arsenaIs, ar.
rived during the week at the
Metro Goldwyn-Mayer Studies, to,
gether with . complement Of ord.
nance experts, as one Of the most
interesting props" ever obtained
for q motion picture. They will
be used in the Army scenes Of
Buster Keaton's new comedy Of
Army life. temporarily titled
Forward, March"
Edward Sedgwick, directing the
picture, and Keaton insisted that
in a comedy every detail of Army
life should be absolutely authen-
tic, so that the audience can &C
tually see how a recruit is
trained. Hence Army authorities
were approached and arrange
mentS made for equipment, tech
meal aides and several officers
and men who will play roles at
the same time they drill soldiers.
Elaborate battle scenes will be
filmed with absolute realism as a
background for Keaton's comedy.
Tents, shells and other details are
direct from Army stores.
The Washington times., 1930-06-27
BE THE VOGUE IN HOLLYWOOD THIS SEASON
When The Feature Is
Shown On The Screen

COLUMBIA--"With Byrd at
the South Pole" !" At 1880 q. m,
1880, 3:36, 5:S5, 7:35 and 9:4O
D. m.
EARLE-Esther Ralston in stage
show and "A Notorious Affair.
The feature is shown at 1850
q. m, l:20. 3:35, $40. 7:35 and
$50 p. m.
FOX-"So This Is London. !"
with Will Rogers and Irene Rich.
At 2:25, 4:45, 7:4O and 10 p. m.
R-K-O KETTH'S IN q m b q. :
Jean Hersholt, Eleanor Boardman
and Ralph Forbes have the lead
ing romantic roles. At 1885 a.
M. 1:36. 3:36, $50. 1880 and
$3.50 p. m.
METROPOLITAN - Numbered
Men," with Conrad Nagel. At IL
a. m. 1924, 1853, sos, $40, STA
and 9:5 p. mo.
PALACE-"The Florodora Girl'
with Marion Davies and Law
renee Gray. At 11:15 q. m. Alt,
4:49, TAI and 1853 p. m.
The Washington times., 1930-06-27
RALPH FORBES
HERE TO STAY

Ralph Forbes came to America
as q member Of the English cast
Of an English play and intended
to return to his native land in
six months. Instead Of that. he
fell in love with, Ruth Chatter.
ton, then playing on the New
York stage, married her and has
yet to make his return trip to
England.
Forbes was born In London and
educated at Denstone Co1leg e,
Staffordshire. His original inten.
ton was to enter the English
navy, but acting appealed to him
and, finding an opportunity, he
grasped it and made good. He
first went on the English stage
in 1922 in London repertoire. It
was In 1924 that he came to New
York with Havoc" After that
he played in ''The Man With a
Load Of Mischief" THE Little
Minister" and Stronger Than
Love-"
Beau Geste'' was his first
screen appearance and it was d.
w. Griffith who induced him to
have q screen test at the Para
mount Long Island studio. On
the strength Of it he got a
brother role in this famous pic
ture, and, with the exception Of
playing in two Los Angeles stage
productions, ''The Swan" and
'The Green Hat" all Of his time
has been devoted to films. His
hobbies are hunting, fishing and
1sidiSaU
The Washington times., 1930-06-27
ONLY ONE HIT
OF EVERY
II SHOWS

The jIst-closed theatrical sea-
SON provided one smash hit in
every eleven productions, accord
ing to Variety's annual review
Of the box-office figures. The
percentage is figured on the lT6
shows that opened between Aug.
5, 1929, and May 81, 1880. It
fell to william A. Brady's Now
adays" to open the season and
provide the first fast flop, and
then came David Belasco's "It'S
a Wise Child" with the first
smash hit.
Those 176 productions topped
the 102829 season by one, and,
says Variety, there would have
been some 40 more If that un-
usual number had not closed pre-
cipitately after out-of-town try
outs.
Counting the 40 that didn't
arrive at all. the percent-ge Of
hits-not smash hits, but hits
Is one in five. The weekly states
there have been 16 smash hits,
seven Of which were musical
and 1t forgets all about Sketch
Book"
OF the nine legitimate attrac-
tions rated as smasheS, only two,
Berkeley Square" and ''TI1e
Green Pastures" go beyond the
field Of comedy. The others are
and we're Strictly Dishonor-
able" Its a Wise Child" June
Moon" Young Sinners" Mi
chael and Mary" The First Mrs.
Fraser" and Topaz"
The Washington times., 1930-06-27
Defensive Measure

defensive measure
A Hollywood phenomenon is
the sign in front Of a prominent
directors beach cottage: Invited
guests only"
This ultimatum is aimed partly
at the general public. but chiefly
against gate crashers, familiar
pest in the film colony. Never
. large party is thrown by o
star, but what dozens. and some
times hundreds, Of extra guests
appear, The most flagrant in
stance that / recall was when
Phyllis Haver (this was before
her marriage) had to call on the
caterer twice to replenish the
refreshments. Several hundred
gate crashers attended this party.
More recently Ben Lyon and
Bebe Daniels had an experience
with these crusty parasites at
their wedding reception.
On this occasion, however, the
migration wasn't so large.
Fighting Bill
The matching Of Gary Cooper
and william Boyd for the eli
matte fight in '"The Spoilers"
recalls the fact that Boyd once
figured in a real, front-page
fistic episode. He was the actor
who floored John CMuggsy) Nc
Graw, when that baseball mag
nate once set out to clean up a
New York club. Columns OF
print were devoted to the en-
counter, which did not do any
harm to the bOx-office receipts
OF What Price Glory" in which
Boyd was appearing at the time.
English Star Leaving
After making one picture for
Fox, "Are You There?." Beatrice
Lille, the English comedienne, is
to leave here for London on the
thirtieth. She'll spend the re-
mainder Of the summer with her
husband. Sir Robert Peel.
There's talk Of her appearing IN
q revue. over there, too. When
fall comes around, she intends TO !
return to this country, however,
dk1O OOuUo4COO W4A OS OeA@A AAS
Hollywood to make another film. |
Miss Lille did one silent pic
ture for M. 6. M. several years |
ago, but. the soundleSS cinema |
didn't capture her personality.
Micr0phOne Troubles
out at Pathe they were filming |
q scene with the buzzing Of con-
versation as O background to the
dialogue spoken by the principals.
In the middle Of the take the
sound-man In the monitor-room
above the set made an excited |
protest. Hey" he cried, "who
on earth is that saying 'walla,
walla, walla'?"
The miscreant was never dis
covered, but the extras were all |
warned to speak lines instead Of
mumbling thereafter. The sensi. |
tive microphone singled out the
stalling atmosphere man where
the human ear heard nothing
but the desired hum Of conver-
sation.
The Washington times., 1930-06-27
-Four M0rres to Wear
WIGS in NelO COnledu

Four wigs each were woFn by
Chico, Harpo and Groucllc ARK
during the production Of Animal
Crackers. Chico'S are Of the oily
black variety in keeping with
his characterization Of an italian
musician. The flaming red
tresses Of Harpo and the ar
creased curls of Groucl1o are
well known to the motion pic
ture world.
While Chico is wearing one
wig on the set, another Is kept in
readiness at his dressing-room In
case of mishapS. The other pair
meanwhile is being curled and
oiled by the studio hairdreSser.
Harpo and Groucho follow this
procedure also. Zeppo. W o
plays straight" uses no wig.
The wigs are used alternately
so that each will have the same
amount Of wear and all will look
the same in the picture. s9.
The Washington times., 1930-06-27
Badger Signed Up

Clarence Badger has signed q
new First National directorial
contract, because, according to
executives, he did right by THE
Bad Man." which starred Walter
Huston.
Badgers next picture will be
The Hot Heiress," starring Ben
Lyon. HuSton's next will be made
on the Paramount lot. It is "The
General" which will have Kay
Francis as its leading lady. Ken
meth MacKenna yesterday was as
signed q leading role.
The Washington times., 1930-06-27
LATEST STAGE
NEWS FROM
NEW YORK

Haidee Wright. probably best
remembered on Broadway Tor her
performances in ''WiIl Shake
speare'' and '"Thes Royal Family" I"
has been engaged by Charles
Hopkins, who is now abroad, for
his production Of Benn Leavy's
play, Mrs. Moonlight" opening
here in September. Edith Bar
rett and Guy Standing win also
be in the cast.
FIorenz Ziegfeld. who has been
IN Hollywood for some weeks
assisting in the production Of o
talking picture version Of ''Whoo-
pee," is on his way back to New
York. He plans to present two
shows here early in the fall,
tom, Dick and Harry" with
Marilyn Miller and the Astaires,
and q new "Follies."
The Clark and Mccullough
musical comedy, Strike Up the
Band" will end its engagement
~ the Times square Tneater on
Saturday. The show opened
here on January IA.
Marjorie GateSon last night
succeeded Phoebe Foster in the
cast Of "Topaze" at the Music
Box Theater.
Shaw and Lee, the comic team,
have joined the cast of Artists
and Models" at the Majestic
Theater.