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Julie Harris is an absolute goodbye to all that. As Playwright John van Druten puts it: "Onstage she is a flame, but as she leaves it she turns into a wisp of smoke." Not since Maude Adams has a famous actress cherished such a private private life. She and her...
When Einaudi was in Buenos Aires, he found the revolutionary sentiment still strong among the students. There was a tremendous release of pent-up hatred of Peron, and the streets were often full of people talking until 10 p.m. Students were also interested in queueing up with other citizens to...
By contrast, the Viennese showed little enthusiasm for Russia's permanent pavilion, stuffed with dowdy furs, and autos patterned after outmoded U.S. styles. Applauded Vienna's Das Kleine Volksblatt; "The Americans stole the show. They show us how we could live if we had plenty of money. But...
When Noel gets around to shredding Margie's shirtwaist in his cabin one cozy evening, Margie does a sudden uncooperative freeze. Noel turns eloquently nasty and, incidentally, states the main theme of the book: "Your name is Shirley," he tells Marjorie, "the respectable girl, the mother of the next...
Dull the Shine. Often Du Pont does not even have time to make finished drawings, but has the bolts of cloth he orders cut and sewn from work sketches. He has two days to gather material, suits, dresses, underwear, stockings, shoes, brassières, furs and jewelry for everybody in...