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...distrusted ever since he was TVA's general counsel, he roared: "Leave me alone!" Next day he issued a sharp statement in reply. He said the N.A.B. management was like a remark by John Randolph of Virginia: "It reminds me of a dead mackerel in the moonlight, it both shines and stinks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: COMMUNICATIONS: Radio v. New Deal | 5/26/1941 | See Source »

...production is outstanding for the way in which the best has been made of this suspense. The settings are excellently done and create the illusion of a thick tropical forest with the moonlight filtering in. Brutus Jones is played by Theodore Brown, young Negro actor-playwright, with a great deal of feeling and deft interpretation of the character. The other outstanding performer was Toni Tucci who does a dance as a witch doctor that is truly worthy of Katherine Dunham. The other characters, minor though they are, carry out their parts well and contribute to a very complete and successful...

Author: By S. A. K., | Title: "Emperor Jones" | 4/30/1941 | See Source »

Night falls and tomorrow is zero day. We embus, wish each other luck and proceed to our next point by moonlight. The whole force is parked there in the open and what a marvelous sight it was. ... At 12:30 I awake to the sound of scurrying feet and rat-a-tat-tat, peeng, bang! We're being fired on from the bush, and shots and ricochets are whizzing past our heads. I'm perfectly unafraid. . . . Our troops near the bush return the fire and the Banda . . . fade into the night. ... At 2:30 a.m. enemy firing starts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Apr. 28, 1941 | 4/28/1941 | See Source »

...Oxford's New College, in its annual report, the Record, listed 476 former New College men in the armed forces and eight killed in action, added that: "There being no artificial light out of doors, the beauty of the architecture by moonlight is remarkable." Magdalen College has let the Magdalen ground go to hay, formed a joint crew and a joint cricket team with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: School Life in England | 4/28/1941 | See Source »

Towards midnight, a flare burst from a circling airplane, bathed the marsh in man-made moonlight. Boats pushed out from the rushes, pulled alongside the plane's door. Rescuers began removing the passengers. Dr. Crile had begun to wander a bit. "I am Dr. George Crile," he said. "I want a warm bath." Captain O'Brien was unconscious...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TRANSPORT: Swamp Landing | 4/14/1941 | See Source »

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