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Elizabeth Stearns, as the master's wife, is excellently aged and numb, but probably a bit overdone, a bit zombiesque. James Spiegler, as Doctor Herdal, can be correct, but usually overuses his face muscles. Mark Mirsky, as an architect displaced by the master, nearly gets away with a very mannerized...

Author: By Larry Hartmann, | Title: The Master Builder | 10/31/1957 | See Source »

Erudite, self-assured and sometimes petulant, Hailsham, a devout Tory of the "For Queen and Country" tradition, does not suffer fools gladly-and he includes as fools a wider group than do more prudent politicos. Outspoken to the point of bluster, courageous to the point of rashness, he sounded off...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Trenchant Tory | 9/30/1957 | See Source »

Monaco's Prince Rainier left his small pond on the Mediterranean, journeyed to a bigger pool at Gstaad, Switzerland for a vacation with Princess Grace. There he alienated music lovers and continued his vendetta against cameramen by showing up at a concert with Grace ten minutes late, strong-arming...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Aug. 19, 1957 | 8/19/1957 | See Source »

Since they lived in a rainy region where only the toughest relics avoid disintegration, almost nothing would be known about the Olmecs if it had not been for their curious custom of carving in jade and hard stone and burying the carvings. To judge by their figurines, they bound their...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: New World's Oldest | 7/29/1957 | See Source »

Though there were exceptions, that basic piece of political philosophy, the Bill of Rights, was treated with the respectful debate it deserves. Even the Chicago Tribune's column-long editorial, though characteristically petulant, actually seemed restrained for a subject so close to the Tribune's prejudices. Many newspapers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Controversy Refueled | 7/1/1957 | See Source »

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