Word: fining
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Waterbibber. With this vision to inspire him, Soustelle has brought to his new job all the fierce energy he once devoted to political maneuvers. His appointments (ten a day) begin soon after breakfast, among fine Aztec and Mayan treasures in his book-lined apartment on Paris' elegant Avenue Henri-Martin. By 10 o'clock he is in the office, and he often lunches there, washing his meals down with water. ("You see in me," he chuckles, "one of the rare Frenchmen who do not like wine.") Dinner, too, and often evenings are apt to be business affairs, after...
...entirely different mood, neither nymph-like nor villainous, Ellis Rabb is absolutely superb. It is no news that Mr. Rabb is a fine classic actor (having appeared as Hamlet and Lear to great critical acclaim); but as Smee, Captain Hook's sentimental side-kick, he is just plain riotous. He has but to walk across the stage to get a laugh. The characterization is similar to one he used as Starveling in A Midsummer Night's Dream at Stratford last summer; but since he has considerably more to say as Smee, the concept is considerably enlarged. The shaky voice...
...other supporting roles are also extremely well handled. There is not one bad performance. But particularly fine are Hayward Morse (son of Barry Morse) and George Connolly as Michael and John Darling; Samuel Waterson and Charles Lewes at Tootles andSlightly, two orphan children; and Sydney Sturgess as Mrs. Darling. Chase Crosley makes a warm Wendy, though she is a bit too mature for the role. Gus Solomons, Jr. doubled nicely as Nana, the St. Bernard "nurse," and the crocodile who snapped off Captain Hook's right hand. His choreography, however, is rather colorless and insufficiently rehearsed...
...lightning struck. Determined to exchange Sam King's standpat Republicanism for some of his own kind, President Eisenhower sent for Quinn, offered him the governorship. The young lawyer confessed his inexperience. Said Ike: "You are a fine, clean-cut young man. Now you do your best, and that will be the best thing for America...
Slums & Culture. As they move into statehood, Hawaiians have their share of juvenile delinquency, traffic snarls, slums and crime, but they also have an extraordinarily high literacy rate (more than 98%), a topflight university (coming soon: a $200,000 East-West Cultural Exchange Center), a fine art academy and a symphony orchestra; and bustling new suburban complexes, studded with ranch houses. They appreciate some of the typical social aspects of U.S. mainland life as well: they love baseball, guzzle more soda pop and eat more hot dogs than the people of any other state...