Word: houghtons
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Arthur A. Clark '29, of the Editorial Department of the Houghton Mifflin Company, will cover publishing...
...present, there is a union catalogue on the first floor listing by author all books in the possession of the University. On the second floor is the public file, listing by author, subject, and title all books in Widener, Houghton, and Lamont. Each file has about two million cards not contained in the other...
Most celebrated of contemporary informers is Alfred William Green, who changed his name to Anthony Houghton le Touzel. He has brought more than 200 actions, fought tooth & nail to win his suits, in one case pitting himself against 14 defense lawyers. Le Touzel, who became feared by every promoter of Sunday entertainment in Britain, has admitted that he does not care what people do on Sunday, is a common informer for revenue only...
...story. They have not sentimentalized it. They have kept Billy from seeming a mere goody-goody. They have banished all bravura from the trial scene. They have contrived a very quiet scene where the Captain tells Billy of his fate. Moreover, they are well served by Norris Houghton's direction, Paul Morrison's fine stage sets, the acting of Dennis King, Torin Thatcher, Charles Nolte as the Captain, Claggart, Billy...
...jumps from the humblest prose to polysyllabic poetry, and the first act is talkly and slowpaced. The last two acts, however, are far more convincing and dramatic. This improvement is probably due more to the appearance of Dennis King and better writing than to any effort by director Norris Houghton, whose work is often uninspired. Paul Morrison has designed some excellent, atmospheric sets...