Word: debut
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Stone aside, there is more talent in Sweet Charity than any other musical film around. Most astounding, perhaps, is Fosse, who makes his directorial debut with this film. As a Broadway choreographer, Fosse has been one of the outstanding conceptualists, blending his distinctive angular vision of the human form with the demands of a specific show. (His peak probably was How to Succeed, in which he transformed his chorus line into a human typewriter.) In Charity, Fosse manages to capture his dancers' frenetic contortions while never allowing the big numbers to crowd the actors off the screen. He also...
...most casual initiate into the mysteries of baseball knows that Joe Nuxhall was the youngest pitcher to appear in a major league game, but, Harvard sports tradition to the contrary, a mere appearance in a game does not constitute a win. The sorry fact is that in his premature debut with the Reds in 1944 at the age of 15, Nuxhall established a firm precedent for such successors as George Plimpton by undergoing a merciless pounding from the then as now champion Cardinals. He did not again appear on the major league scene until 1951, when he won his first...
...Miller pledged his allegiance to the Stars and Stripes, the President, servicemen, policemen and firemen. Miller's No. 1 fan, Mayor Richard Daley, delivered a testimonial on the air, and congratulatory telegrams and flowers poured into the station. More important, listeners began tuning in: since Miller made his debut in October, WCFL's morning ratings have jumped from ninth place to second in the fiercely competitive 24-station Chicago market. Miller now has 15% of the morning audience, and is closing fast on WGN's low-keyed, folksy Wally Phillips...
FUNNY GIRL. Barbra Streisand makes her movie debut in a loud musical biography of Fanny Brice. Miss Streisand is onscreen most of the time, which may delight rabid fans, but can give others a sense of uneasy familiarity...
...Harvard track team will attempt to continue its superiority over Greater Boston rivals when it hosts Northeastern in the new "Bubble" tonight. The meet will mark the official debut of the Crimson's tartan track, which has been in use for practice for just over a week. Head Coach Bill McCurdy feels that the new surface may result in some fast early season times tonight...