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...most part the production's lifelessness is all-pervading. Several actors have been more appropriately cast than the rest and shine by comparison--Leland Moss as Fluther, Kenny McBain as the Covey, Beatrice Paipert as Bessie Burgess, even Jennifer Crier as Nora. But there are no exciting performances of any size simply because the parts, good and bad, are so deeply rooted in the whole, which...

Author: By James. Lardner, | Title: Plough and the Stars | 3/25/1967 | See Source »

There is something refreshingly obscene about the Bick at three in the morning. A film of dirty water covers the proliferating H's on the tile floor. The fluorescent lights shine unmercifully on the naked orange, brown, and green wall panels. And the pastoral murals along both sides of the room are somebody's idea of a bad joke...

Author: By John D. Reed, | Title: Harvard on $5 a Day | 3/24/1967 | See Source »

...younger rock 'n' roll fans care nothing for the origin of the species. They have bought the second Monkee LP even faster than the first. It is all there: the early-Beatle beat and the simplistic lyrics ("I promise you the sun is going to shine again"). I'm a Believer is the hit of the disk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Mar. 10, 1967 | 3/10/1967 | See Source »

...hardly the finest flower of the Restoration, but as performed by the National Theater of Great Britain. Congreve's period piece blossoms into fine, bawdy fare. The credit is divided between Director Peter Wood and Sir Laurence Olivier, who as the dim-witted Tattle makes every line shine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Listings: Feb. 24, 1967 | 2/24/1967 | See Source »

...products ranging from Chun King (Reynolds) to Clark Gum (Philip Morris). Now American is beginning to catch up with the trend, which began with the health scares of the late 50s, to ward profitable acquisitions as a hedge against poor cigarette sales prospects. Last May, American took over Sun shine Biscuits, Inc., the nation's second largest biscuit maker, in a $113 million stock swap. Last month it bought 96% control of Chicago's James B. Beam Distilling Co. for some $110 million. Two weeks ago, it agreed to buy 52.66% control of Buckingham Corp., which distributes Cutty...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mergers: Sold, American | 2/3/1967 | See Source »

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