Word: brighton
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Most newsworthy was the inaugural season of the MeBAC Theatre across the Charles River in Brighton. The structure is the first State-constructed theatre in the country and the first professional theatre to be built in the Boston area since 1925. The actual erecting began on May 7. Bad weather and a series of mishaps threatened to make the July 9 opening impossible. At 7:30 p.m. on July 9 steamrollers and stake-drivers were still working. But at 8 o'clock Governor Furcolo was able to officiate at the impressive ribbon-cutting ceremony, backed by the firing of cannon...
...Brighton, Mass., Boston Arts Center Theater: Sir John Gielgud directs and stars with Margaret Leighton in Much Ado About Nothing...
...Britain, the mention of Japanese imports sets business tempers flaring. Last year some manufacturers refused to let a 19-man Japanese delegation view their new lines at the Brighton Toy Fair because "they come here to copy our designs and then undersell us with cheap reproductions." British textile manufacturers complain of deceptive Japanese labeling. But, says one trade official: "Let's face it. Their goods have improved tremendously in quality, and they no longer have to copy our designs." Basic British complaint: Japanese wages are only 35% of the average British wage...
Fred Karp, of Brighton, has shown considerable versatility in the outfield, at third, and at short in the early season and has just recently been moved to the first pase position. Jim Dwinell, former Choate hockey and baseball player, is Samborski's choice for a starting role at third base but is able to fill in equally well at any of the infield positions...
Also chosen as vice-president were James F. Collins '61, of Lowell House and Northfield, III.; Michael Hornblow '62, of Thayer Hall and Los Angeles, Calif.; Howard J. Phillips '62, of Dudley House and Brighton; Robert C. Thompson '62, of Grays Hall and Albuquerque, N.M.; and Johanna Watson '61, of McIntire House and North Quincy...