Word: lende
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...town dance number; a Latin American fiesta scene; a take-off on the movies or movie heroines; and a big production number which parodies some other form of the theater. Throw in the usual mediocre songs and dance routines that don't quite come off, and you've got "Lend an Ear"-- as well as every other musical revue in sight...
...have probably been told by a number of people that "Lend an Ear" is a fine show. The difficulty is that they saw it in New York, where it starred Carol Channing and Yvonue Adair--both of whom are now doing nicely in another show. Without them, "Lend an Ear" is occasionally funny, but more often dull...
Charles Gaynor's sketches, lyrics, and music are short on both originality and humor. The success of the revue, therefore, depends entirely on its treatment. Since the current performers in "Lend an Ear" dont't feel particularly enthusiastic about their work, chances are that you won't, either...
...growing realization of the difficulties he faced. He recalled with what good will he had gone to Potsdam, prepared to offer help for reconstruction of Russia as well as the rest of the world; he found that all Stalin wanted to talk about was the abrupt end of lend-lease...
...abolish lend-lease at the time was a mistake, Harry Truman admitted, but he was "new" then. The papers had been prepared for Roosevelt and represented a Government decision. He felt there was nothing else he could do but sign. He had no staff and no Cabinet of his own. Now he has both...