Word: philanthropist
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...originally as a study for a big, sumptuous tapestry. The classic grandeur Rubens intended is conveyed by the small study, but casually, which makes it all the more effective. The picture was one of 15 little gems of European art that hung in the Grosse Pointe home of Philanthropist Edgar B. Whitcomb and his wife until both died last year and bequeathed them to the Detroit Institute...
...Plans were announced for a new Cincinnati church building that reverses the long trend away from the business districts and into the suburbs. At a cost of more than $1,100,000, raised by parishioners without the help of any big philanthropist's contribution, 119 year-old Episcopal Christ Church will be razed and rebuilt on its present site (in an architectureal mixture of modern and Gothic), despite the presence of Cincinnati's nearby Skid Row. "This is a city parish," said Senior Warden Charles P. Taft (brother of the late Senator), "and it's going...
...millionaire was closer, at this crucial point, than anyone realized. He generously donated $300,000 for the construction of a new span across the Charles as a memorial to his father. The Philanthropist was Colonel Larz Anderson '88, Ambassador to Japan, a world traveller who first thought of giving the bridge when vacationing in Rome. A friend wrote later, "I well remember the day he and I stood on the old Bridge of the Quattro Capi, built in memory of some old Roman worthy, and agreed that it was the best of all memorials...
...rights," went to the U.S. Supreme Court. Although Daniel Webster represented the bridge owners, he lost his case, and tolls were discontinued in 1836. The city then took over the bridge, keeping it in good repair until crowds going to Soldiers Field nearly crashed through it. Hearing that a philanthropist might donate funds for a memorial bridge, the City Council waited, however, until Anderson gave the money...
Attempting to hastle according to the stage directions, Stanley Holloway leads the cast as the liquor-loveing philanthropist. He is effective in several of the early scenes, but finally succumbs to the thinness of the story. Hugh Griffith playing the Thunderbolt's fireman delivers the most convincing performances. Unfortunately, only a few laughs depend upon his part...