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Still, the evidence is not all in. Carter went off to the Kennedy Center one night last week to see Hal Holbrook perform as Mark Twain, a man who punctured self-important politicians. And the President planned to get over to the National Theater later to watch James Whitmore in Bully!, a roaring portrayal of Teddy Roosevelt. It might help when he gets there if Carter recalls that sometimes, when the sun was up and his juices were flowing, Roosevelt would knock off work at noon and take his family for a picnic down along the Potomac River. It might...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY by HUGH SIDEY: A White House Workaholic? | 2/28/1977 | See Source »

Mark Twain is not foreign to the stage. Hal Holbrook, as a predessor of Julie Harris, has been translating Twain's tall tales to a theatrical setting for years. The impact of the People's Theater of Cambridge's current production of Six Twain Tales is not then in the originality of adapting Twain but in the range of emotions the six tales explore. From the wry humor of "Hunting the Deceitful Turkey" to the broad comedy "Mrs. MacWilliams and the Lightening" to the lyricism of life on the raft (before the steamboat intrudes) in that famous nineteenth chapter about...

Author: By Shirley Chriane, | Title: STAGE | 2/9/1977 | See Source »

Directed by HAL ASHBY Screenplay by ROBERT GETCHELl...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: Bound for Boredom | 12/20/1976 | See Source »

Stewart, who formerly coached at Oregon, takes over the helm from an axed Hal Wissel, now serving a tour of duty as an Atlanta Hawks scout...

Author: By Robert Sidorsky, | Title: Big Town's Comeback | 12/11/1976 | See Source »

...crop of ten Syracuse lettermen include senior Jim "Bug" Williams. The Bug flitted for over 15 points a game last season. Notre Dame transfer Bill Drew and 6ft.8in. Louis Orr along with high school all-state hoopsters Hal Cohen and Cliff Warwell are also expected to spearhead the Orangemen's attack...

Author: By Robert Sidorsky, | Title: Hoopsters to Battle Syracuse In Hall of Fame Tournament | 11/24/1976 | See Source »

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