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...twice said "miles per hour" when he meant "miles per gallon") but far short of inspiring. Making his energy program work, Carter said, "will demand the best of us, our vision, our dedication, our courage and our sense of common purpose." The President told his audience he expected little applause???and he was not disappointed. He was interrupted, however, when he took a poke at the oil companies, declaring: "I happen to believe in competition, and we don't have enough of it right now." He held out the threat of divestiture?a bull-baiting word among...
...blaze of eighteenth century wit and laughter. If any cast can do The Rivals justice, the Equity Players do it?almost. Mary Shaw as Mrs. Malaprop plucks her juicy verbiage with consummate taste. James T. Powers as David corners the greatest single contribution of laughter and applause???enough to make a dozen Broadway successes. But what one actor has a chance to shine pre-eminently in such a congeries of stars: Maclyn Arbuckle, McKay Morris, Francis Wilson, J. M. Kerrigan, John Craig, Violet Heming, Eva Le Galliene, Vivian Tobin! The only weakness in the cast is Sidney Blackmer as Captain...
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