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Word: nighter (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...took more than a dozen curtain calls. Critical reaction ranged from Svenska Dagbladet's "One of the most powerful realistic dramas written in this century," to the Morgan-Tidningen's "The most gripping picture of hell that has ever been seen in the theater." But one first-nighter grumbled that "Such drawn-out, detailed probing of personalities can only keep the interest of somebody personally involved." Another offered a new title for the O'Neill opus: Four Acts in Search of a Play...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theater: O'Neill's Last Play | 2/20/1956 | See Source »

...nighter which opened yesterday could bring up some ugly doubts. John Burrell, leading figure in the Old Vic and indeed all of British theatre, gave this year's Theodore Spencer lecture. Of the less than 80 people huddled together to hear him, surprisingly few were those familiar faces who have been clamoring so loudly for the new theatre. A vigilant Corporation member could well survey the bleak New Lecture Hall and question whether the demands have been as sincere as they have been frequent. If the dramatic groups are going to get their theatre, they had best start playing...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Lonely Crowd | 4/15/1954 | See Source »

...Edward Marsh, 80, scholar bachelor, longtime (1896-1937) British civil servant, who became known as "Whitehall's perfect private secretary" for his service to Churchill, Asquith, Joseph Chamberlain and Malcolm MacDonald in London. Falling in with London's literary crowd, "Eddie" Marsh established reputation as conversationalist, first-nighter art collector, translator of the odes of Horace and the fables of La Fontaine, autobiographer (A Number of People) and editor (1912-21) of five volumes of Georgian Poetry. For his service to the -rown and to letters, he was knighted in 1937 by George VI at a ceremony...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Jan. 26, 1953 | 1/26/1953 | See Source »

These nightly forfeits paid by New York theatergoers may partly explain why Broadway has only ten shows currently playing (see below), while London has 37. One expert who sees the point is Howard S. Cullman, inveterate first-nighter, chairman of the New York Port Authority, and one of Broadway's archangels. Last week Playgoer Cullman suggested that New York's City Council change some of its antiquated laws...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theater: What's Wrong on Broadway | 8/25/1952 | See Source »

...many a first-nighter, puzzling over the biographical sketch in his Playbill, Jean Arthur may have seemed as ageless and mysterious as Peter Pan himself. The eight-line sketch offered little more than the fact that she was a famous screen star whose favorite film was Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. Zealously shy and determined to cling to her privacy, Actress Arthur had ordered no more published. She also staunchly refused interviews, balked at a curtain speech, made it a point to flee from the theater (and stage-door crowds) without taking time to remove make-up or costume...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theater: Old Play in Manhattan, May 8, 1950 | 5/8/1950 | See Source »

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