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...Omnibus: He was a cathedral of tics. As his Boswell put it: "He had on a little old shriveled unpowdered wig, which was too small for his head; the knees of his breeches were loose; his black worsted stockings ill drawn up ... But all these slovenly particularities were forgotten the moment that he began to talk." It was from that shining moment in English letters, when James Boswell first came upon Dr. Sam Johnson, that Author James (Career) Lee's mannered and meticulous TV adaptation of The Life of Samuel Johnson really caught fire. Though there was little dramatic...
...Omnibus' scrupulous attention to detail almost resulted in tragedy. When Actor Theodore Tenley (as Dr. Dodd) was "hanged," he actually blacked out on camera from what doctors said might have been "a psychological reaction to overrealistic acting." But Tenley so admired Ustinov's strikingly original portrayal that he sent a note saying, "I'd be glad to be hanged again," to which Ustinov replied: "Sir, I believe that for the crime of playing with Ustinov, the death penalty would be too severe. But I shall include in my Dictionary the definition of the word Dodd...
...Omnibus" film will be shown to students and prospectives in the Miami area at the home of Will S. Lindsley, 4425 Sabal Palm Road, Bay Point, Miami, on the 27th at 5 p.m. The Kansas City Club will hold its luncheon at Eddy's at noon...
Hertz has indeed moved fast since 1953, when it was sold by General Motors to the old Omnibus Corp., which operated bus lines in New York City and Chicago. In four years, Hertz's operating revenues have risen from $28.7 million to 1957's expected $78 million, which will bring $6,000,000 in after-tax profits. Now that the 107-year-old company has the highly useful services of the 405 American Express offices, it can really step on the gas overseas. Says Hertz's Greenebaum: "Our goal is an annual volume of $15 million overseas...
...Omnibus, which Host Cooke dubs "a vaudeville show embracing several centuries," is large with what it likes to call its "mentortainment" plans: a detailed treatment of America's worsening traffic problem, a history of the bathtub with Bert Lahr, several Metropolitan Opera productions. For the second outing, this Sunday at 4 p.m. E.S.T., Omnibus will feature the first part of "American Trial by Jury" with Boston Barrister Joseph Welch and an "in-depth" look at LIFE...