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Word: lesse (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...would seem, at first glance, that no man could write a book called "Here is New York" and have it mean anything. To talk sense about a city compassing 8,000,000 more or less neurotic individuals, 8,000,000 different dreams, and 8,000,000 secret vices would appear impossible and any attempt in that direction preposterous...

Author: By John G. Simon, | Title: New York: Loving Analysis | 12/15/1949 | See Source »

...Misalliance" is Shaw late in his first period. He is less concerned with dramatic plots than with what he has to say. Four characters present contrasting points of view: John Tarleton Sr. (Jerry Kilty), a prosperous underwear manufacturer and a representative of the middle class, would revolt against his day to day life for one of ideas; his son (Miles Morgan), a middle class moralist, "likes to know where he is;" daughter Hypatia (Helen Mareey) fights against her middle class associates who sit around and "discuss whether what other people say is right;" and Lord Summerhays (Thayer David) represents traditional...

Author: By Herbert S. Meyers, | Title: THE PLAYGOER | 12/15/1949 | See Source »

...answer to the first of each pair questions is completely affirmative, there no need for flexibility in the Faculty. But less the second questions can be answer definitely to the negative, a certain amount sensitivity to student box office demand necessary...

Author: By Andrew E. Norman, | Title: Faculty Allocation System Ignores Popularity Trends, Favors Consistency, Long-Range Plan | 12/14/1949 | See Source »

...visitors scored first at 5:20 of the opening period on a shot by Cicario, who was assisted by Cox and Lee. Less than a minute later Yardling Werner Willman tied the score on a pass from Dan Simonds. The third score of the period came on a solo dash by Titus of Melrose...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Melrose Defeats Yardling Six, 3-2 | 12/14/1949 | See Source »

...separate and yet synchronized. Bill Owen was a magnificent Touchstone and Ernest Thesiger was equally good as Jaques, the banished duke's attendant. Thesiger delivered the "All the world's a stage" lines with a forcefulness that, for a moment, eclipsed even Hepburn. William Prince as Orlando seemed somewhat less polished than the rest of the cast. The opening dialogue of the play, between him and Adam, the old servant, was too emotional for a beginning, but even Prince improved as the play progressed...

Author: By Edward C. Haley, | Title: THE PLAYGOER | 12/14/1949 | See Source »

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