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Dates: during 1940-1949
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There appeared little likelihood that Lewis would dominate Murray and run the show from backstage. Phil Murray had his chief over a barrel all week. Be fore he would agree to take the job, he demanded a resolution condemning Naziism, Fascism and Communism, one of the issues of the convention, a resolution that anti-Communist Hillman was eager for. Lewis squirmed, thundered that those who say Communists influenced C. I. 0. "lie in their beard and lie in their bowels." But finally he gave in. The resolution was passed...
...with Hart Schaffner & Marx which paid, after three years, $11 a week. A strike at the plant plunged him into labor struggles. In 1914 he became first president of an infant Amalgamated Clothing Workers, has been president ever since. He was one of the insurgents, with John Lewis and Phil Murray, who broke with A. F. of L., and as such one of the founders of C. I. O. This fact Hillman recalled to the convention last week when he addressed them following Lewis' invitation to him to step out. Until last week...
...singing, dancing and miscellaneous gyrations is now sweeping over the boards in "All In Fun" that Leonard Sillman faces a Herculean jig saw puzzle to fit the pieces into a unified show. Bill Robinson dances and the more you see the more you want. Jerry Lester, who far outdistances Phil Baker as the gag-man of the show, laughs, screams, whistles and ties himself into knots. Imogene Coca is superb in any kind of dance you can think of. And then there is Hope Manning, Red Marshall, Candido, Bothello, Bill Johnson...
...clowning side, Jerry Lester has the stage to himself for fifteen minutes in the First Act and fills it with a combination of imitations, somersaults and gags that should go on for hours. His side-kick, Phil Baker, whether by his own choice or not, is unfortunately relegated to a back seat and the audience gets little chance to enjoy his tongue. Of the skits, "Morning After a Faun" with Imogene Coca and William Archibald, and Red Marshall's gymnastics in "Red Rails In the Sunset" keep the aisles well filled...
Several times the Crimson team fought its way down the field only to be repulsed before pay-dirt, and did not bog down until the third quarter, when they lost the ball on downs near the Yale 15 yard line. Phil Neagle and Sam May, Crimson linemen, sparked a defensive which stopped the winners running plays cold...