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Individual competence characterized almost all of the principal roles. As the raisonneur and heavy-duty comedian, Walter Aikman showed confidence and good taste, while his various musical numbers were well-sung. William Whitehead appeared only in the last act, but his duet "Down Among the Dead Men" with Aikman was the high point of the show. Indeed, the ensemble numbers throughout showed more skill and confidence than the solos. Francis MacNutt's general buffoonery as Hodge, the manservant, carried the play through its weakest moments with uproarious success. Dick Murphy and Peter Davison were properly romantic over Marty Hopkins...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Playgoer | 12/11/1947 | See Source »

...east tower-and thence, clear and sweet as the day she was cast 193 years ago, answered Dona María de la Asunción. A moment later Las Chiquitas, San Pablo, Dolores, Santa Delicates, Los Angeles, Carmen and La Trinidad joined their joyous tintinnabulation to the grave duet of Dona María and Santa María. The wrinkled face of the little old man in the west tower spread into a wide, happy grin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MEXICO: The Bellringer | 4/14/1947 | See Source »

...opposed to this, the Crimson must win tomorrow to remain in first place contention. They will face a team that has not lost on its own ice since 1940 and that boasts a potent attack led by forwards Bruce Cunliffe and Bruce Mather. Their renowned hard-checking defensive duet of George Pilliam and Soup Campbell, and goalle Dick Desmond will add to coach Johnny Chase's difficulties, as well as the fact that the first 12 of Eddie Jeremiah's Varsity performers are returning lettermen...

Author: By Robert W. Morgan jr., | Title: Lining Them Up | 2/14/1947 | See Source »

...danger of being stranded-each major party voiced deadpan assumptions that the other would take care of seating him on committees. Another left-winger, Florida's Russophile Claude Pepper, was also disenchanted at finding himself eased off the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee-the wages of singing his famous duet with Henry Wallace at Madison Square Garden (TIME, Sept...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONGRESS: Congress' Week, Jan. 20, 1947 | 1/20/1947 | See Source »

High spot of their tour was at Cambridge, where Bates found itself on the popular side, arguing that advertising is a disgrace to modern civilization. They won hands down by singing, in duet, Pepsi-Cola Hits the Spot...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Twice As Much and Better, Too | 12/2/1946 | See Source »

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