Word: josephs
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Democrats were snickering. Some Republicans were embarassed, others were bewildered and still others thought it was funny. But none of them -- Republicans or Democrats -- could find the Republican nominee for state treasurer, Joseph Fernandes. All they knew was that he was somewhere in Europe...
...John Volpe, a wealthy contractor and the son of immigrants, became governor in his first bid for elective office. Volpe defeated Sen. Joseph D. Ward (D-Fitchburg), then the Secretary of State. Although he was the official Republican candidate, Volpe, aware that Democrats outnumbered Republicans by 2 to 1, scarcely mentioned his affliation. Few of his posters contained any reference to the Republican party and Volpe's campaign slogan was "Vote the Man [i.e. rather than the party], Vote Volpe." The idea of placing a businessman at the head of government appealed greatly to a corruptionweary electorate as did Volpe...
...Traubel, the endorsee for Secretary of State, was drafted from the governor's State House staff, and like Fernandes, his candidacy was announced less than 72 hours before the convention), and for a third, there was only a belated struggle. That fight did not develop until the Democrats nominated Joseph McGuire for Lieutenant Governor; McGuire is unknown outside his home city of Worcester, and his only political experience seems to be an unsuccessful attempt to get the convention endorsement for the same office...
...hint of trouble came with the announcement that director Joseph Anthony had retitled the play Falstaff. Now it is true that in Shakespeare's own lifetime the play was occasionally thus designated. And it is just as true that Falstaff is indeed the work's foremost figure. By this criterion we ought to turn Julius Caesar into Brutus, Cymbeline into Imogen, and The Merchant of Venice into Shylock...
...ailing Henry IV (Joseph Sommer) first enters clothed in rich blue, accompanied by monks singing a Kyrie (sloppily). He kneels at a priodieu and delivers his great Sleep soliloquy competently enough to make us look forward to his scene with Prince Hal. When that comes, Hal (John Cunningham) takes the hand of the sleeping king and kisses it -- a good touch. But then the director has turned the confrontation into a screaming nightmare. The king, who will be dead in a few minutes, gets out of bed, yells and lurches about like a Hercules; and Hal responds with a torrent...