Word: isn
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Medical Society, mumbled through the bill amid titters and imprecations, but nobody could hear him. "We can't hear," came a loud woman's voice, but there were no results. "Speak louder," she repeated, speaking louder herself. She got results from the chairman, who said something about demonstrations. "This isn't fair," she wailed, "we can't hear. This isn't fair." An usher came over and whispered something to her, and Dunn mumbled on uninterrupted. Somebody started to whistle softly, and an old lady hissed to shut...
Inquiring around, Hélian also found that "in general the American public isn't much interested in bop and progressive jazz . . . The famous Bop City on Broadway is closed up ... I met Stan Kenton and listened to him one whole night . . . Kenton has abandoned his own style* and is playing dance music to keep his orchestra together and alive ... He said, 'You're lucky [in France], You can play jazz. The public understands...
...unquestionably strong squad should expand and improve when the spring season starts. The material and the spirit are there. But first, they face their last and toughest indoor meet. On the 24th they travel to Exeter, who can match them in all events. But coach Bill McCrdy isn't getting worried. "Why shouldn't we do well?" he asked. "The Exeter boys have only two legs, just like...
...relaxed rules don't necessarily lead to the type of misbehaviour which Dorothy Parker immortalized in her famous remark about the Carnival. As the bright young man with the big green sweater told us, "The Carnival isn't a sex weekend, it's too cold...
...amusing Washington travelogue. For the most part the dialogue changes are small, but anyone who knows the play well will find them interesting. For instance, the corrupt Senator of the Broadway version has become a corrupt Congressman. Paul Verrall used to work for the New Republic, but that isn't mentioned any more. Billie's reference to a toilet is guarded; and more inexplicably, she no longer hums "Anything Goes" in the card-playing scene...