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...Juan in Sinatra clothing acted by an insignificant George Rigaud, who, though portraying the role of the Vienese Waltz King took no pains in disguising an obvious French accent. Picture Ralph Dumke as a mediocre W. C. Fields, General Grant popping in and out with trite world peace comments, Beacon Hill prudes condemning the immoral waltz, ballet scenes dragged in now and then, all this with gaudy costumes, plaids of all descriptions and colors splashed on the stage...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PLAYGOER | 8/16/1945 | See Source »

...field so trickily that veteran pilots had to ask the way in. Atop the Boeing plant went a 26-acre village made of chicken wire, canvas, lumber, painted chicken feathers. The town had 53 houses, stores, a gas station. Some of its streets crossed the field, went up Beacon Hill. The camoufleurs skipped the river...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: U.S. At War: The Camoufleurs | 8/6/1945 | See Source »

...College's playhouse, now in its fourth year, is in back of Emerson's main building, on 130 Beacon Street right across the Charles...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Emerson Femmes Trail Boston BOs | 7/19/1945 | See Source »

...when an aide brought him the news. He left his food untasted, withdrew for meditation. Hours later he sent his thoughts to Mrs. Roosevelt: "I am deeply grieved. . . . The profound sorrow of the Chinese people . . . the deep sense of gratitude they bear for him. . . . His name will be a beacon of light to humanity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE NATIONS: World's Man | 4/23/1945 | See Source »

...week a Coast Guard troupe of 67 enlisted men & women played a four-a-day musical show called Tars and Spars in Vancouver's Beacon Theater. On Sunday the cast, including its bright particular star, Chief Boatswain's Mate Victor Mature,* lunched at the swank Capitano Country Club. Later a new, 85-ft. Canadian Navy tug stood by to take everybody for a joy ride. Chief Mature and most of the troupe pleaded other engagements. Sixteen SPARS and five tars accepted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Canada at War: BRITISH COLUMBIA: Joy Ride | 2/19/1945 | See Source »

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