Word: leveler
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Twice during the week high-level aides flew south to see the President, but under oddly different circumstances. Flying in for a 90-minute conference on the labor racketeering mess exposed by the Senate's McClellan committee hearings, Labor Secretary James P. Mitchell got red-carpet treatment. With Ike's approval Mitchell will throw the Administration's weight behind: 1) passage of legislation (which Ike has already requested three times) that would require union pension- and welfare-fund statements to be filed with the Justice Department and made public; 2) a move to seek congressional authorization...
...blasting the "rump session" attended by "a pitiful minority of wild-eyed saboteurs." Chairman Evans is "a well-known enemy of this administration" and Vice Chairman McClellan "the greatest constitutional acrobat of all times," and both "might as well prepare for a battle royal, right down to the precinct level...
...music publisher (George Simon), who explained that he had sold the singing-commercial rights to the music -minus the lyrics-for $500. Gilbert charged that the jingle had injured his reputation "by reducing him in the eyes of the music profession, publishers and the public to the level of a jingle writer...
...writing has neither period gloss nor better-than-period glitter, and Tyrone Guthrie's staging shows best in small touches. As long as the title role keeps to a bright musicomedy level, with the Regent preening himself, or riding a rocking-horse, or struggling with his stays, Walter Slezak's Regent has all Walter Slezak's mischievous charm. But, for all Actor Slezak's avoirdupois, the characterization lacks body because of the writing. With its famous characters and historic occasions, the play is fun enough to look at, but wearisome to listen...
...best time in town is to be had at Symphony Hall with Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops. The champagne pops on the lowest level, but the music and seats for $.50 are in the second balcony. Seats for the Friday and Saturday shows are scarce, but buy now for later. On this side of the Charles, the Bach Society Orchestra will give a concert Sunday evening at 8:15. For $.75 in Paine Hall. Friday at 8:30 p.m. there will be a Piston Seminar also in Paine Hall. David Gross will give a piano recital Sunday afternoon...