Word: good
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Tight Spot. McCloy has learned to gauge how far people can be pushed, to hold out in good humor but dogged firmness through protracted debate. He has a flair for the right word in a tight spot. On Kwajalein after V-J day, an audience of G.I.'s greeted him with the chant, "When do we go home?" McCloy feigned deafness, cupped an ear, cried, "What's that? I can't hear you." It drew a laugh and eased the tension. In Nicaragua, while International Bank president, he was taken to a ballgame by Dictator Anastasio Somoza...
...greatly regret that my 93 years do not permit me ... to repeat my [1931] visit to Moscow, which remains one of the brightest of all my cherished memories," wrote Bernard Shaw, declining an invitation to the 150th anniversary of Alexander Pushkin's birthday. He sent good wishes anyway: "The Soviet Union still interests me more than any other state in the world, including my own country...
...Lives. Summer Veteran Edward Everett Horton, who has played Springtime for Henry perennially (at a profit of about $1,000,000), will give the old comedy a rest in favor of Present Laughter. Some of the other country hands: Helen Hayes (in a tryout of William McCleery's Good Housekeeping), Paul Lukas, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Eva Le Gallienne, Basil Rathbone, Mady Christians, Ann Harding, Elisabeth Bergner, Joan Blondell, Bert Lahr, Kay Francis...
...usual, the circuit will thrive on revivals: The Heiress (a good bet for one of the summer's most frequently offered shows), Edward, My Son, Light Up the Sky, The Winslow Boy. The summer theaters will also get opera: Broadway's successful The Telephone and The Medium, offered by a company starring Marie Powers. Other likely favorites: Blithe Spirit, John Loves Mary, 0 Mistress Mine...
While the summer producers laid big plans, they thought that caution would be a good idea-for the other fellow. They feared that the slumping box office on Broadway and in the cinemansions would spread to the citronella circuit. Besides, costs were up about 5% after last year's sharp rise of 30%, and admission prices were as high as they could safely...