Mackaye, Percy (Wallace)
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Mackaye, Percy [Wallace] (1875–1956), playwright. One of the most curious figures in American dramaturgy, he was the son of Steele
MacKaye and was born in New York. Upon graduating from Harvard, he began teaching as well as writing poetry and plays. While scholars over the years have admired MacKaye's work, only one of his plays ever found a public: the fantasy
The Scarecrow (1911). The rest of his work ranges from historical drama to political satire and spectacle. Such important theatrical figures as E. H.
Sothern and Walter
Hampden saw fit to mount a few of these, always without success. Shortly before his death he completed a tetralogy,
The Mystery of Hamlet,
King of Denmark; or, What We Will (1949), which purports to show the events leading up to Shakespeare's play. His books, such as
The Playhouse and the Play (1909),
The Civic Theatre (1912), and
Community Drama (1917), argue for a subsidized, noncommercial theatre and suggest why his theatre pieces today seem more like closet drama.
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Walter P.'s road to success apparently was one way. (Chrysler Corp. founder Walter Percy Chrysler)(The 100-Year Almanac and 1996 Market Data Book)
Magazine article from: Automotive News; 4/29/1996; 700+ words
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GM paid Walter Chrysler a whopping $600,000 a year.(General Motors Corp.)(Walter Percy Chrysler)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: Automotive News; 5/26/2008; 700+ words
; ...Durant didn't have to think about buying Chrysler Corp.; there was no Chrysler Corp. And besides, Walter Percy Chrysler worked for GM. With a salary...about $12.3 million in 2008 dollars. Walter Chrysler had put Buick back on its feet...
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Walter Chrysler rode the rails to GM, then started his own company.(SUPP)(Company overview)
Magazine article from: Automotive News; 9/15/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...his own car company, Walter P. Chrysler was the highest-paid...hour when he was 17. Walter Percy Chrysler was born April...Chalmers. For a year, Chrysler held two jobs, executive...Highland Park, Mich. Walter Chrysler built Chrysler...
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From visionaries to bean counters: the men behind the wheel at Chrysler.(DaimlerChrysler Motors Company L.L.C.)(Company overview)
Magazine article from: Michigan History Magazine; 11/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...car company, the Chrysler Corporation's...turbulent past. Walter Percy Chrysler left his...in Flint, hired Chrysler to run the auto...Motors in 1919. Chrysler quit General Motors...William C. Durant. Walter Chrysler soon earned...
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Crisis management isn't new at Chrysler; it began in 1960.(The 100-Year Almanac and 1996 Market Data Book)
Magazine article from: Automotive News; 4/29/1996; 700+ words
; Walter Percy Chrysler was a railroad man who was so...for two decades. In 1935, Walter Chrysler turned over the presidency to...Buick. Keller joined the infant Chrysler Corp. on April 1, 1926. Walter Chrysler continued as chairman...
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Automobile tycoon Chrysler was a son to make Kansas proud
Newspaper article from: The Topeka ; 3/24/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...Most Kansans older than 50 know Walter Percy Chrysler was born at Wamego in 1875 but...tycoon and eventually founded Chrysler Corp. is one of Kansas' most...anyone out there really knows why Walter Chrysler named the car the Plymouth...
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75 years of Chryslers.(Chrysler Motor Corp.)(Brief Article)
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To a Car Buff, Chrysler More Than Just a Corporation.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 11/4/1998; ; 700+ words
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Speyer wins Chrysler bidding. (Jerry Speyer; Chrysler Building)
Magazine article from: Real Estate Weekly; 12/3/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...off with the landmarked Chrysler Building and the adjacent...story tower stands. The Chrysler Building measures almost...into play when then-Chrysler leaseholder Jack Kent...an office building. Walter Percy Chrysler bought the lease...
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Newspaper article from: News Sun, The (Waukegan, IL); 6/6/2006; 245 words
; ...of Belleau Wood, which resulted in a U.S. victory over the Germans, began in France. In 1925, Walter Percy Chrysler founded the Chrysler Corp. In 1942, Japanese forces retreated in the World War II Battle of Midway. In 1944, the "D...
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Chrysler, Walter Percy
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History
CHRYSLER, WALTER PERCY Walter Percy Chrysler (1875 – 1940) was an industrialist who began his career in the railroad industry. He later became involved in the automotive industry and was largely responsible for the Buick division of...
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Walter Percy Chrysler
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Walter Percy Chrysler The American manufacturer Walter Percy Chrysler (1875-1940) was a self-trained engineer who formed one of the three major automobile companies in the United States. The son of a Union Pacific Railroad engineer, Walter...
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Chrysler Corporation
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Chrysler Corporation 12000 Chrysler...incorporated in 1925 by Walter Percy Chrysler, a former vice...company in the industry. Walter Chrysler realised that in order...the now highly regarded Walter Chrysler. In July 1928 Dodge became...
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DaimlerChrysler AG
Book article from: Leading American Businesses
DaimlerChrysler AG 1000 Chrysler Drive Auburn Hills, Ml...the founder of Chrysler, Walter Percy Chrysler (1875-1940...president after founder Walter P. Chrysler resigns. 1940: Walter Chrysler dies. 1942: All Chrysler...
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The 1940s: Business and the Economy: Deaths
Book article from: American Decades
...automobile, 13 December 1941. Walter Percy Chrysler, 65, former vice-president...of General Motors, founder of Chrysler Motors, 18 August 1940. Samuel...World War II, 27 April 1948. Walter Jodok Kohler, 66, manufacturer...
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