Word: benefited
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...misgiving, millionaire ex-Bricklayer John B. Kelly and his wife Margaret, parents of Monaco's Princess (High Society) Grace, settled uneasily into theater seats for the Philadelphia opening of a new musical, Happy Hunting. The show, attended by scads of the Kellys' neighboring Mainliners, was a benefit performance for Mrs. Kelly's charity, Philadelphia's Woman's Medical College. Soon, while others there tittered nervously, Jack and Margaret Kelly learned the worst: Happy Hunting not only satirized the wedding of Grace and Prince Rainier, but also used everybody's real names and even called...
They both spoke of the needs of education in general, with Smith stating that the "trail-blazing" of Harvard would be "of great benefit to all colleges and universities." Branscomb declared "You are carrying the flag...
...rather heavy or stocky build, whose disease is relatively mild and stable: 80% of such patients get prompt relief. If the drugs do not work, the patient can be put back on insulin immediately with little or no harm done. A rough-and-ready guide to indicate who may benefit from the new tablets if and when they become available for general prescription use: patients who normally need 40 units of insulin a day or less can get by with the drugs; those who need more insulin cannot...
...enough good seats, the scalper has to tap several sources. He has friends mail in for tickets for potential hits, buys other tickets through theater benefits, paying the steep benefit markup. He also buys directly from the box office or from reputable brokers, often luring assistants to help him, since his money still speaks louder than the New York Department of Licenses, which has fruitlessly tried to end illegal ticket practices. Some small-timers find it profitable to sell their position in line for My Fair Lady's 30 standing-room tickets a day for as much...
...Necessary Evil. The fact that so many shows are sold out for months in advance to benefit theater parties makes it easier for the scalper to operate, since the parties drastically curtail the supply of available tickets. In its first 3½ months, for example, 54 out of the 120 Fair Lady performances were completely sold out to benefit parties. At the non-benefit performances, 80% of the balcony and 20% of the orchestra seats are sold through direct-mail requests. At best, the 70-odd licensed ticket brokers divide up the remaining 650 orchestra seats, are legally entitled...