Word: billingses
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Billings stood before the audience and said he wouldn’t be offended if they left. But no one did, the show went on, and the performance received rave reviews in the Boston Herald.
Undeterred, the show’s producer—Thomas N. Billings ’52—didn’t hesitate: he would fill in as director himself.
Commencement was fast approaching, the Harvard Dramatic Club was desperately strapped for cash and Billings was producing the Shakespearean comedy to raise some much-needed revenue.
At one time Madanian had hoped to keep Billings & Stover in the family for another generation. In fact, last summer her 12-year-old nephew put in time at the store as an apprentice.
But this winter she told him the days of Billings & Stover would have to end.