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...HEART OF the show, as everyone knows, is the glorious era of RKO and MGM musicals. Ray Bolger does the boasting for all the luminaries present: Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Cyd Charisse, Eleanor Powell, Donald O'Connor, Judy Garland. Among the MGM treats is Gene Kelly's original dance with Carol Haney, whose figure was later replaced by a cartoon figure for the animated classic Invitation to Dance. Kelly dances with garbage-can lids on his feet in It's Always Fair Weather and Donald O'Connor helps him make a shambles of a linguist's office...

Author: By John P. Wauck, | Title: Reliving Glory | 1/23/1985 | See Source »

...Sipping ginger ale and munching cookies, Bok answered questions about overcrowding in Mather, University divestiture in South Africa, and the size of undergraduate classes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: President Bok Visits Mather, Discusses Crowding, 'Class Size | 12/13/1984 | See Source »

...political statement about the freedom-loving workers' battle against the oppressive Establishment. Now, by the limelight of the Kennedy phenomenon, the book can be seen freshly for what it is: a bawdy Celtic romp reminiscent of J.P. Donleavy's 30-year-old tour de force, The Ginger...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: A Winning Rebel with a Lost Cause | 10/1/1984 | See Source »

...been a dozen years since he last danced, but Fred Astaire, who turned 85 last week, still cuts one of the most stylish silhouettes in show business. Or any business for that matter. Invited to a birthday dinner party by his legendary dance partner Ginger Rogers, 72, the natty octogenarian thanked "Ging" but opted for a quiet evening at home, explaining that turning 85 "is special enough." He still reads scripts, pursues his acting career, feels well and says, "I couldn't ask for anything more." Well, there is one thing: "I would like to have been able...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: May 21, 1984 | 5/21/1984 | See Source »

...page document filled with pictures of historical artifacts and featuring a painting of Alexander Hamilton on the cover. But Wisconsin Securities, a Milwaukee investment firm, went one better. Along with its 30-page report, the company sent each of its 235 shareholders a 10-oz. can of ginger cookies made by one of the companies in which it has invested...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dividends: Stripping the Varnish | 4/30/1984 | See Source »

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