Word: shortly
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...overoptimism on tax estimates, plus the recession, ran up a $48 million deficit in his first biennium, which he dealt with in this year's legislature-Democratic in both houses by the largest majority since New Deal days-by pushing through tax boosts that set off a short-lived taxpayer revolt. In Protestant-majority Washington, Rosellini shivers at the fear of a Catholic presidential candidate calling attention to the Catholics already holding Washington's key jobs: Governor, speaker of the house, president of the senate, secretary of state, attorney general...
...stagnant or declining industries, use highly doubtful totals. Most of Russia's gain has been the result of massive diversion of manpower to industry, a regimented movement roughly similar to the voluntary exodus to the cities that took place in the U.S. in the late 19th century. In short, Russia started its industrialization much later and on a much lower base, is naturally growing faster than the more mature U.S. economy...
...students who like to sing are strongly urged to join the Summer School Chorus. This applies especially to tenors, who are always in short supply...
...supporting roles represent different attitudes towards love and marriage. Of these the best-drawn are Friar Laurence and the Nurse; but their portrayals, by Hiram Sherman and Aline MacMahon, fall short. Morris Carnovsky as Capulet and Nancy Wickwire as his Lady are both commendable; Capulet's denunciation of Juliet is particularly forceful...
...finest male performance in this production is Jack Bittner's Tybalt. He plays Capulet's war-mongering nephew with brio and brimstone. Though physically very short of stature, Bittner is, by the time he is slain, fully one foot taller. Incidentally, all the swordplay in the production is splendid; arranged by Raymond Saint-Jacques, it is a far cry from the usual mamby-pamby skirmishing...