Word: knighting
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Almost every race horse carries into each race the hopes and dreams of an ephemeral fan club: the men and women who placed bets on him just moments before. But Knight Counter, a highly successful five-year-old, has a permanent cheering squad-the 12,000 depositors of the defunct Prudential Building & Loan Association in Louisville...
There are, however, somewhat discomforting jabs at allegory and significance. Marvin is the soiled knight striving after honor, Borgnine the dark primitive force he must conquer. Aldrich's idea of making his stereotypes into mythic archetypes is to pump them up with hot air. When Borgnine and Marvin finally lock in combat they seem less likely to wreak havoc than to simply deflate each other...
Serpico, the latest entry; will probably do as well. There are more to come, including a new book in September by Joseph Wambaugh, the Los Angeles police sergeant who started the current cop craze with his novels The New Centurions and The Blue Knight. Like all good young trends, the police book has moved east from the West Coast. All three of the newest books involve the New York City police department...
...Magee, last month launched a reorganization of the company. In addition, other firms among the industry's top 30 have gone through major management shakeups. They include H.B. Maynard Co., a Pittsburgh-based subsidiary of Planning Research in Los Angeles; Science Management of Moorestown, N.J.; Lester B. Knight & Associates and George Fry Consultants, both of Chicago; Spencer Stuart & Associates and Boyden Associates of New York...
...cast grew to more than 100 members, the scenes multiplied to thirty, the chorus to 250 voices and the choral score was refined into 263 pages. Nearly 500 costumes were needed, along with 30 seamstresses to sew them. Costs were kept down by relying on volunteers. Says Martha Knight: "I didn't want to go to theater groups asking for people because the purpose of the production is to be not only a work of art, but an act to the greater glory of God. There has to be that...