Word: lisa
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...sight of the newly arrived American tourist rushing to Paris' Louvre or Florence's Uffizi is as familiar as Mona Lisa's smile. A far more recent phenomenon is the ceremonial trip to U.S. museums. So much topflight art has funneled into U.S. collections in recent years that today a tour of major U.S. museums has become a must on the agenda of many a foreign visitor, including Britain's Queen Mother Elizabeth. Japan's ex-Premier Yoshida. Austria's Chancellor Julius Raab. Arriving in Washington on state business. West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer...
...versatility of the cast becomes more apparent upon a re-viewing. Colgate Salsbury's Treasure Island scene, for example, is a high point of the first act. Barbara Forester as Red Riding Hood is a far cry from Mona Lisa, and a good thing too. Miss Forester is a muggy, engaging comedienne. Sheila Tobais' comic talents also struck me more last evening, especially in the opera parody. As for Clare Scott, were the HDC not egalitarian and had Peabody Playhouse a marquee, her name would be at the top, she is certainly the star...
...chance of a new Center, the commuter might well destroy the opportunity by promoting and getting a remodeling of Dudley. In a like manner, the possibility of a well planned non-resident integration into any new Houses hinders programs for improving Dudley. The effect of all the countering ideas Lisa retarded efforts to give the commuter the advantages of the Houses members. As soon as possible, the Administration should clarify its intentions toward the commuter, and so give Dudley the opportunity to plan for its future...
...fall of 1953, shortly after Len entered Purdue, Jackie visited the college campus to watch a football game, came home secretly married. She stayed home long enough to finish high school, but she got to Purdue often. Two weeks before her graduation, she gave birth to a baby girl, Lisa Anne...
...Jackie live in the ramshackle remnants of a wartime housing project that has already served a generation of veterans. The hard lines of dreary shacks, linked to each other by lengths of clothesline, are softened by trim lawns and swarms of children. At 6:30 every morning, Lisa Anne doubles as an alarm clock, Jackie gets breakfast, and Len rushes to get ready for classes. Afternoons he spends on the practice field; evenings, he tries to find energy to study...