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evening star (washington, d.c.) 1854-1972 — haunted house

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1925-01-11
Location: washington, district of columbia, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: evening star (washington, d.c.) 1854-1972 · 1925-01-11 · page 52
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1925-01-11 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “haunted house”. This is historical reporting or commentary preserved by the Library of Congress; it is not treated as verification that the described event occurred.

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... managers.” Mr. Davis’ play “The Haunted House,” is the 92d he has written. Years ago, when lurid melodramas of a type that now would be looked upon as ludicrous, were taken seri ously, there was no more prolific au thor of yellow mellers than this same Owen Davis, who now turns out laugh hits. In recent years he has switched with surprising deftness ami success to the writing of plays of a totally different caliber. His “Icebound” was awarded the Pulitzer prize year before last as the worthiest drama of the season. Prior 1 to that, "Detour" won tile commenda Well Sp onsored. VfI'ANY names prominent In the the atrlcal world are associated with "The ...

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