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Word: performs (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...European screen. For six years she has been top draw at the German box office, and she makes more money (about $85,000 a picture) than any other German actress. At 31, she is a serious professional player who takes more pride in the parts she can perform than in those she possesses. British Director John Boulting says flatly that she is "the greatest actress I have ever directed-a tremendous talent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The Golden Look | 12/30/1957 | See Source »

Monk Muncaster and Repetto were the only Crimson regulars to perform adequately, scoring 22 and 19 points, respectively. Bryant Danner and George Harrington displayed some of their worst ball to date, despite Danner's 15 rebounds...

Author: By John A. Rava, | Title: Aggressive Jumbo Varsity Five Breaks Crimson Winning Streak | 12/20/1957 | See Source »

...Wellesley cast will perform in Agassiz Theatre January 9, 10, and 11, with tickets priced at 90 cents. They will go on sale immediately after Christmas vacation...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HDC Announces Plan To Import Wellesley Play After Christmas | 12/18/1957 | See Source »

...fine with any hard-driving, rhythmic and fast-moving song, but he seems confined by any lyric more tender than The Wreck of the 97. This is a pity, because it means he must be either cut off from a great body of relatively sedate folk songs, or perform them somewhat below the level of their potential. Seeger generally choses to attempt them, but he is a complete success only so long as he keeps the joint jumping...

Author: By Daniel Field, | Title: Pete Seeger | 12/7/1957 | See Source »

...universities turned out only 2,982 mathematics teachers, compared to 9,783 teachers of physical education. Said Dean Lester Vander Werf of Northeastern College of Education: "Teachers are of a lower mental caliber than members of any other profession and are not intelligent enough for the functions they perform. Bright students are not encouraged by parents and teachers to become teachers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Change the Thinking | 11/25/1957 | See Source »

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