Word: cupidities
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...marriage of the movies and TV, confidently forecast by many a show-business oracle, is still to come. But last week the courtship was going swimmingly. In the role of Cupid was none other than the A.F.L.'s imperious James Caesar Petrillo, who watches over his American Federation of Musicians with all the protective zeal of an ambitious mother with a marriageable daughter. Sitting down with the representatives of Republic and Monogram studios, he quickly cleared away one obstacle that has prevented film companies from supplying television with movies made since 1946. Petrillo agreed to raise no objections...
...which included prime examples of Hals, Gainsborough, Degas and Manet. His crystalline views of Venice by Francesco Guardi were matched against a soft, misty one by Corot. He contrasted Stefan Lochner's strict, gothic Presentation in the Temple with a tasty chunk of cheesecake by Francois Boucher, entitled Cupid and the Graces. Clearly, Collector Gulbenkian's appetite was wide and deep as his wallet...
...with a big voice and a following that may set other coffee-colored coloraturas such as Lena Home and Dinah Washington looking over their shoulders. One of Little Esther's records, Double Crossing Blues, has been among the ten bestselling "race" records for 22 weeks; two others, Cupid's Boogie and Mistrustin' Blues, have been up in the big time more than a month...
...freshmen will get the jump on spring term social activities Saturday with a "Cupid's Caper" dance. Valentine's Day provides the motif for the weekend festivities and an excuse to crown a "Valentine Queen of the Dance." Four '52 men who organized themselves into a barbershop quartet for the Yale dance will perform again Saturday...
...Last surrender to cupid's feather...