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...offers a variety of them that, from a theater standpoint, seems badly lacking in variety. On its own terms, however, Bal Nègre often has a good deal of color and excitement, and in their own way Miss Dunham and her company dance, slither and writhe expertly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theater: New Revue in Manhattan, Nov. 18, 1946 | 11/18/1946 | See Source »

...green tanbark, a special and sumptuous Alice in Wonderland pageant. To Deems Taylor music (some of it from his well-known Through the Looking Glass suite) the Jabberwock, the Oysters, the Walrus, a bright-colored set of Chessmen, a decidedly Mad Hatter, a head-slicing Queen of Hearts swagger, slither and galumph...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theater: Signs of Spring | 4/16/1945 | See Source »

These specially designed combination carriers can operate in shallow water, climb over rocks and rapids, slither up & down river banks to take cargo. They are expected to bring the jungles within quick and easy distance of civilization by utilizing South America's unrivaled network of tropical rivers instead of expensive highways and railroads...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TRANSPORT: Wonder Boats in the Jungle | 7/6/1942 | See Source »

...could a 63-year-old slither down a makeshift rope from a cliff-walled Nazi fortress? How could a politically important prisoner escape from such a feudal bastion, guarded every hour by men alert to his potential value? Why would such an escaped prisoner walk into the arms of stooges working in handcuff harmony with his erstwhile captors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: L'Affaire Giraud | 5/25/1942 | See Source »

...five laps, with only the bell lap to go, Glenn was on the flying Negro's heels. Down the backstretch, Glenn put on his famous finishing sprint, tried to edge around Borican's shoulder. But Borican, wise in track ways, moved out. When Glenn tried to slither inside him, he moved toward the rail. He was still in front as the pair flashed over the finish line. When the time was announced the crowd went wild. It was 2:08.8, apparently a new world's record. Cunningham, too, was under the record...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: In Record Time | 3/20/1939 | See Source »

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