Word: sellouts
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Wayne, 41, took a flyer by publishing the poems of 17th century Poet John Donne, illustrated by 14 of her own lithographs. The lithographs were pulled in Paris, the text printed in Berlin. At $225 a copy, Lithographer Wayne's edition of 110 seems likely to be a sellout by year...
Jasper Johns, 29, is the brand-new darling of the art world's bright, brittle avantgarde. A year ago he was practically unknown; since then he has had a sellout show in Manhattan, has exhibited in Paris and Milan, was the only American to win a painting prize at the Carnegie International, and has seen three of his paintings bought for Manhattan's Museum of Modern Art by Director of Collections Alfred Barr Jr. Almost despite himself, greying, unassuming Alfred Barr, 57, has become the most powerful tastemaker in modern art, since he largely makes the taste...
...sporting crowds in the world to equal the hockey fans of Montreal. Whenever Les Canadiens are in town, French Canadians jam Montreal's Forum (capacity: 13,531) to shout bilingually (English and French) for their heroes. Every Canadiens game since World War II days has been a sellout, and it is so hard to get tickets that season-ticket holders have been known to dispose of their seats in their wills...
...Still boasting N.E.S.R. (not even standing room) business after packing the house for every performance since opening night 2½ years ago, My Fair Lady passed its 143rd week (1,140 performances) on Broadway to set a new sellout record for long-run shows. Oklahoma!, the former champ, missed out on some standees in its 143rd week; South Pacific had a few square feet of space in the rear of the theater after its 130th week. By year's end Lady's producers expect their books to show $10 million of gross business, a round million more than...
...sellout crowd of about 47,300 is assured for the first game of this intriguing rematch of last October's frenzied series. The rest of the nation can listen or watch on network NBC television, which pays $3,000,000 for the privilege. The game starts...