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...adaptation of Shaw's Man and Superman, which drama critic Elliot Norton '26 has called "the greatest comedy of the 20th century." An uncut performance would last eight hours, and most directors simply throw out the lengthy "Don Juan in Hell" interlude, which is the most brilliant four-way conversation ever written. Kilty's skillful blue-penciling enabled him to retain about an hour of the Hell scene, which makes the last act more meaningful since it refers to the infernal dialogue specifically...

Author: By Caldwell Titcomb, | Title: Local Drama Sparks Summer Season | 9/21/1959 | See Source »

...polls, cast its vote in favor of the bad old days. In again as mayor, with a 651-vote plurality: beefy, convivial Herbie Cartwright, 44, who did nothing to contradict the quietly spread word that vice might be revived again. Clough, 68, who ran a poor third in the four-way race, was rebuffed but undaunted. Said he: "I am going to sit on the sidelines and watch the people suffer for their mistake. May God have mercy on Galveston...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TEXAS: V for Vice | 5/25/1959 | See Source »

...critic worth his salt would have just kept his mouth shut this season. For today, the next-to-last game for six teams and the last for two, there are still four colleges very much in the running for league honors, and the race conceivably could wind up in a three or four-way tie. At this very same point last year no one but Princeton and Dartmouth had a ghost of a chance of capturing the top position. Today the latter two, Cornell, and Penn all may finish at least tied for first...

Author: By John R. Adler, | Title: THE SPORTING SCENE | 11/15/1958 | See Source »

...million from Ipana, Bufferin, Mum, Vitalis, etc.) and family-held Grove Laboratories, Inc. (estimated sales: $10 million from Fitch, Bromo Quinine, Four-Way Cold Tablets). In secret talks, Bristol-Myers is offering cash and stock, figures deal would add 25? to estimated 1957 per-share earnings...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Clock, Oct. 21, 1957 | 10/21/1957 | See Source »

...Billy's Done It." Bill's first try for public office came in 1932, when he ran for state assemblyman in the same district his father had represented. In Republican Alameda, the payoff was in the primary, and it was a hard four-way fight. On election night tough old J.R., weeping tears of delight, went around to all his friends to boast: "Billy's done it!" As the youngest (25) member of the state assembly, Billy sponsored successful legislation that ranged from an anti-lynching bill to one that protected cactus. Two years later, again following...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: REPUBLICANS: Dynasty & Destiny | 1/14/1957 | See Source »

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