between June 1927 and August 1927
(possible)
Sigmund Romberg's operetta "The Blue Paradise", performed by the Atlanta Municipal Opera Association during its 1927 summer season at the Erlanger Theatre.
1927
(probable)
Atlanta Journal human-interest feature, "Opera Dancer Introduces Her Family", published during the Atlanta Municipal Opera Association's 1927 season at the Erlanger Theatre, where Amerique and Neville
20 June 1927
(probable)
Newspaper photo caption (Sunday, June 19, 1927) previewing Amerique and Neville's Monday opening at the Erlanger Theatre, Atlanta — the start of the Atlanta Municipal Opera's 1927 summer season.
20 June 1927
(probable)
The Atlanta Municipal Opera Association's premiere of 'The Pink Lady', Monday, June 20, 1927 — the opening production of the association's third summer season (eight weeks, sixty-four performances) at
between 20 June 1927 and 13 August 1927
(possible)
The Atlanta Journal feature 'Opera Dancer Introduces Her Family', on Amerique (Janette Johnson) and her family, published during the Atlanta Municipal Opera's 1927 Erlanger season.
between 20 June 1927 and 13 August 1927
(possible)
The Atlanta Journal feature 'Opera Dancer Introduces Her Family': Amerique (off-stage, Janette Johnson) shown with her mother Susan Kirby Johnson and their dog Snuff, and Neville; Amerique's father Ma
between 27 June 1927 and 2 July 1927
(possible)
Contemporaneous review ('The Red Mill Entrances Big Audience at Erlanger') of the Atlanta Municipal Opera's 1927 production of The Red Mill, the second of the season's eight weekly productions; Ameriq
between 27 June 1927 and 21 August 1927
(possible)
Generic promotional mention (a Crystal Bath alcohol-massage endorsement ad, duplicated across three separate gallery scans) describing Amerique and Neville as 'one of the most famous dancing teams' th
20 July 1927
(probable)
Billed as 'premier dancers' of the Atlanta Municipal Opera Association, performing Lewis Morton's 'Balloon Ballet' preceding the company's production of 'H.M.S.
25 July 1927
(probable)
Danced the 'Meditation' adagio as featured dancers in the Atlanta Municipal Opera Association's production of Franz Lehar's 'The Count of Luxembourg' at the Erlanger Theatre — the fifth production of
between 8 August 1927 and 13 August 1927
(probable)
'Amerique and Neville, dancers of the Atlanta Municipal Opera Association', dancing an Apache number in 'Pom-Pom' — the final production of the association's 1927 eight-week Erlanger summer season.
T
8 August 1927
(probable)
Danced a first-act tarantella and a second-act tango in the Atlanta Municipal Opera Association's production of 'The Wildflower' (Arthur Hammerstein) at the Erlanger Theatre — the seventh production o
18 September 1927
An immigration manifest records 30-year-old Arthur Ford, born in Titusville FL, arriving on the SS Belgenland and listing his US address as 315 West 97th Street.
Birth of the correspondent on September 19, 1927
Authored by
Anonymous (not verified)
Date (happened)
- 19 September 1927 (probable)
- 19 September 1927
Told
3 May 1968
Friend dreams Father Time records a spiritual birthday
Description
In the same letter, the friend describes a dream, repeated twice in one night, of a Father Time figure with a gilt-edged book and quill insisting he was born on a day other than his actual birthday; Neville reads it as the record of a spiritual birth.
Persons
Authored by
Anonymous (not verified)
Date (happened)
19 September 1927
Told
3 May 1968
Sources
- Source: The Spiritual Cause ¶5 (In this same letter, my friend shared a dream which repeated itself the same night.)
6 October 1927
The operetta "My Princess" opened October 6, 1927 at the Shubert Theatre, with Amerique and Neville performing a tango in Act Two; it closed October 22 after 20 performances.
6 October 1927
Neville danced in the operetta My Princess at the Sam S. Shubert Theatre in New York, performing a Tango in Act Two, running October 6-22, 1927.
between November 1927 and January 1928
(probable)
Vaudeville bill at the Palace Theatre pairing Gilda Gray's live stage appearance (with Amerique and Neville and a company of ten dancers) with the screen premiere of her film 'The Devil Dancer' (Unite
between November 1927 and June 1928
(possible)
Dance specialty in Gilda Gray's in-person stage revue (with Nat Nazarro Jr.
20 November 1927
(probable)
This account repeatedly gives Henri Zay's death date as November 20, 1927, at age fifty-seven, following a severe cold and heart attack.
20 November 1927
Baritone and Anthroposophist W. Henri Zay, owner of 30 West 72nd Street, died on November 20, 1927; his widow Eileen continued the household.
Place: New York City
December 1927
(doubtful)
Theater ad: 'IN PERSON GILDA GRAY AMERIQUE & NEVILLE ... THE DEVIL DANCER' now playing, with 'BEGINNING SUNDAY' for the next film.
between December 1927 and June 1928
(possible)
Personal-appearance dance specialty accompanying Gilda Gray's in-person stage revue and the screening of Samuel Goldwyn's 'The Devil Dancer' (with Clive Brook), on a Keith-Albee bill at the Albee Thea
between December 1927 and June 1928
(possible)
Personal-appearance dance specialty on a Keith-Albee circuit bill (city not identified) with Gilda Gray's in-person revue and 'The Devil Dancer' on screen, advertising the forthcoming 'Happiness Ahead
1928
(probable)
Walter C. Lanyon's book "London Notes and Lectures" was published by L.N. Fowler & Co in London.
Place: London, England
Person: Walter C. Lanyon
1 November 1928
A New York Times display ad announced G. M. Akhmad Abdoullah's lecture series 'The [Journey] of the Soul' running November 1 to 8 at 30 West 72nd Street.
1928
(possible)
None of the 36 nearby existing events mention a Gilda Gray-headlined bill or 'The Devil Dancer'/'Happiness Ahead' theater tie-in.
1928
Neville states that Paul Dirac postulated the positron in 1928 from the implications of relativity, four years before Anderson's experimental confirmation.
Birth of Neville's visionary friend
Description
Neville speaks of an unnamed friend, about forty years old, who has written him letters describing his own visions. Acknowledging that the man's life has included violence, Neville declines to say this disqualifies him from becoming an instrument of love, comparing it to how one's inability to conceive of a truth today does not mean it is not already unfolding through experience.
Authored by
Anonymous (not verified)
Date (happened)
c. 1928
(possible)
Told
10 May 1968
c. 1928
(probable)
At twenty-three, living in New York City, Neville made a decisive vow: whether he starved or not, he would not go back to the comfort of his father's well-provided-for home in Barbados until he had fo
A family business collapses after partners take control
Authored by
Anonymous (not verified)
Date (happened)
c. 1928
(probable)
c. 1928
(probable)
At twenty-three, living in New York City and often without food, he resolved that he would starve rather than return to the comforts of his father's home in Barbados, because he had to find out the ca
c. 1928
(probable)
In a vision the night after that decision he was the young captain of a merchant cargo ship in a terrible storm; knowing the ship would go down, he strapped himself to the wheel to go down with it, an
1928
(possible)
c. 1928
(possible)
A Brooklyn paper reports the opening of the Brooklyn County Fair exposition at the 106th Regiment Armory, to run all week with special attractions each night.
c. 1928
(possible)
The Carthage Evening Press reports that Walter C. Lanyon 'has just returned from a [?]-year trip around the world, having lectured in all the principal cities'.
c. 1928
(possible)
After a week visiting his parents — named in this clipping as Mr. and Mrs. S. Lanyon, and as Mr. and Mrs. S. D.
1928
John McDonald speaks Sunday at 11 a.m. at the Metaphysical Library, Liebes Building, 177 Post Street, on his book history and success, with daily instruction that week.
January 1928
A copyright affidavit for John McDonald's The Message of a Master records publication activity and a January 10 notarization.
29 January 1928
(possible)
Advertisement announces a free afternoon lecture titled What Is Truth?
before February 1928
(probable)
Neville recounts a first-person vision of experiencing himself as a young ship's captain, 'not more than twenty-three', who strapped himself to his ship and went down with it.
c. 1 February 1928
(probable)
c. 1 February 1928
(probable)
A Variety notice reports that the vaudeville dancers Amerique and Neville were temporarily out of vaudeville while fulfilling a four-week engagement at Club Lido, Boston, booked by John Daley of the A
April 1928
Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World (21 April 1928) reviews the Granada Theatre, Chicago prologue accompanying Gilda Gray's United Artists picture: 'the team of Amerique and Neville enters to d
8 April 1928
(possible)
Advertisement announces an afternoon lecture titled The Ancient Way Restored.
June 1928
Frank Aston's Cincinnati Post review (18 June 1928) of Gilda Gray's stage show at the Albee names 'the team, Amerique and Neville' as part of her own dancing revue, alongside 'eight sprightly gazelles
c. June 1928
(probable)
Touring presentation-house engagement of Samuel Goldwyn's 'The Devil Dancer' (Gilda Gray), with Gilda Gray appearing in person on stage alongside a large company including Amerique-Neville, Gracie Dea