Word: hood
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Reginald deKoven's romantic comic opera "Robin Hood," telling the age old legend of the gallant band of outlaws, has been successfully revived. The merry outlaws score the musical triumph of the evening as they rob the rich, give to the poor, and sing the merits of "Brown October...
...production is a cross between a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta and "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs." The chorus of tinkers resembles the famous Disney creation, while Sir Guy, who usurps Robin Hood's rightful inheritance, and the eagle-eyed Sheriff of Nottingham are taken straight from Gilbert and Sullivan. The combination is effective and entertaining...
...Robin Hood is played with vigor and gallantry by Robert Field, but George Lipton steals the show with his brilliant comedy portrayal of the Sheriff...
These of us who visited the Hood Rubber Co. had an enlightening experience. We now know the effect the average male has on the average female. As one man put it, "We must have reduced production 20% but think of the morale of the worker!" Think of the frustration of the workers, we reply...
There were cars of every kind but new ones, piled high with people. They waved flags and handkerchiefs, saluted, made the V sign. One girl sat on the hood of an old car, her arm aloft, her eyes burning with joy and pride. A captain sat on a tank, his hand held stiffly at attention, tears streaming down his face...