Word: goode
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Economic conditions in Western Europe are still bad, and until they get better the U. S. will have a lot of trouble convincing Europeans that its aid is doing much good...
Nathan P. Carleton '51. one of many owners of 1929 Model A Fords, admits his plain black job "doesn't have much character; it's just a darn good car." Lacking the rustic qualities of a Model T or the urbane class of a Rolls, the car amazed its owner recently by apparently running 10 miles on an empty gas tank and coming to a dead stop before a gas station...
Each one of these additions has aided a play which was basically good from the start. Miss George, whose last appearance, was with C. Aubrey Smith in "Spring Again" makes a triumphant return. As the Mother-general in a convent she is warm, intimate and personable. Regardless of whether she is talking, pacing the stage, or merely sitting in on a conversation, the audience is aware of her quiet, gracious presence...
Replete with its discussion of academic freedom, the play moves along easily until the final scene. The professor has been accused of "agitating the mentality of his students;" Miss George claims that this is good, but the bishop is afraid. A scheme to bring pressure upon the bishop has been plotted by Miss George, and, as the results appear, she hovers over them like a mother hen. Here the important element of anxiety is overplayed...
Certainly "Stormy Weather" has too much sticky sentiment, too much sound and fury. The script is not worth the paper it is written on, but not even a poor script can hold a good entertainer down...