Word: guested
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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McCarran, had been given a ranking place to the left of Bayar. Pat purpled, and refused, in a modulated roar, to sit anywhere except next to the guest of honor. "Since when," sputtered McCarran, "does the mayor of a city come before a U.S. Senator...
...Foot entered the room on the arm of a huge, kingly-looking black man resplendent in white tie, tails and full decorations. His Excellency Paul Eugene Magloire (pronounced mah-glwar), President of the Republic of Haiti and host of the evening, stayed on until 2, ceremoniously dancing with each guest in the order of her husband's rank, gravely bowing to Lady Foot's parting curtsy...
...scene was an old-fashioned Christmas party, decked out with a tall tree, stacks of packages wrapped in red ribbon-and twelve children (from Balanchine's School of American Ballet) tumbling about the stage in colorfully costumed tumult. Then, when the last guest had gone, and Clara, the little daughter of the house, had sunk into a Christmas night dream, the grownups took over. In Act II came the company's stars, one after the other, to dance through Clara's dream. Among them were Maria Tallchief as the Sugar Plum Fairy, Nicholas Magallanes as her Cavalier...
Jack Benny Show (Sun. 7:30 p.m., CBS). Guest: Pianist Liberace...
...Philadelphia Orchestra had a new guest conductor last week. His name: Eduard van Beinum, principal leader for the past eight years of Amsterdam's famed Concertgebouw Orchestra. The concert was Van Beinum's first in the U.S. (it was his first visit to the country as well), and the 53-year-old Dutchman got bravos and raves from critics, audience and the musicians themselves. Beamed one orchestra member: "The boys are daffy about...