Word: firsts
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...taking "a calculated risk; the drama had arrived via the egghead circuit." But virtue was rewarded, for J.B. proved to be "a sort of theatrical thunderbolt that strikes about once in a decade," according to Newsweek, "... a burst of magnificent, enthralling theatre that kept a fascinated audience of first-nighters applauding long after the stage hands wanted to call it a night." "New York critics were spellbound by the play," it reported, and they did seem to break into a kind of dithyrambic dance, as if Hamlet had just opened at the Globe...
...most moving critical tribute was yet to come. The great newspaper strike was on in New York at the time, and early the morning after, all those involved in the production appeared on NBC's Dave Garroway Show to hear the reviews read to the world for the first time over the airways. "I knew about the audience," Mr. MacLeish reported later. "But I guess the first time I was really knocked over was then." In a tense hush, Garroway read aloud the considered judgement of the dean of theatrical journalists and single most commercially powerful critic in New York...
Wald, in fact, is the first important scientist in years to take an active interest in teaching his own Nat Sci course. His interest, in addition to that of Professor Purcell, is an encouraging sign that General Education may become the concern of the department rather than that of a few dedicated individuals...
...varsity eleven is a must for the Bulldogs to hold onto their slim chance to tie for the Ivy League title. If, by some twist of fate, the Yalies happen to gain a victory at the Bowl, they still must wait until Thanksgiving Day to cheer on Cornell against first-place Pennsylvania in the annual League finale at Philadelphia...
Also at stake is the Big Three title. The Crimson seeks its first win in the round-robin competition since 1954, when the varsity beat Princeton, 14 to 9, and upset Yale, 13 to 9. The Bulldog team will be trying for its fourth Big Three championship in five years...