Word: oklahomas
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Through the early winter of 1945, the three G.I.s went to the Umeki home almost every night. Usually the plump 16-year-old sat in the background eating apples, but one night Giannini egged her into trying a song. (At the time, Rodgers and Hammerstein, having triumphed with Oklahoma!, had just opened Carousel.) Miyoshi was still self-conscious because her voice was not the usual high-pitched Japanese voice, but Giannini put her at her ease. "This American man gave me courage," says Miyoshi. "He said, 'Don't feel ashamed of your voice. Song is not only voice...
...Still boasting N.E.S.R. (not even standing room) business after packing the house for every performance since opening night 2½ years ago, My Fair Lady passed its 143rd week (1,140 performances) on Broadway to set a new sellout record for long-run shows. Oklahoma!, the former champ, missed out on some standees in its 143rd week; South Pacific had a few square feet of space in the rear of the theater after its 130th week. By year's end Lady's producers expect their books to show $10 million of gross business, a round million more than...
...Harvard Debate Council has announced the election of James D. Lorenz, Jr. '60, of Eliot House and Dayton, Ohio, as president. Charles E. Lister '60, of Leverett House and Miami, Fla., was elected vice-president; Kenneth C. Aldrich '60, of Winthrop House and Oklahoma City, Okla., director of competitions; Carl D. Lawson '60, of Leverett House and Boise, Idaho, corresponding secretary; and Roger M. Leed '61, of Kirkland House and Longview, Wash., home secretary...
...Oklahoma (9-1)-was not quite up to great Sooner teams of the past, nonetheless came within a point of an unbeaten season (a 15-14 loss to Texas), dumped rugged Oklahoma State 7-0, looked forward to an Orange Bowl date with Syracuse New Year...
...Carte. A portable gasoline station for shopping-center parking lots was demonstrated by American Petrofina Inc. in Oklahoma City. The battery-powered, 10½-ft.-long cart pumps two grades of gas from two tanks with a 300-gal. capacity, sells oil, dispenses air for tires, water for batteries and radiators...