Word: slow
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...final problem with On the Town is that Comden and Green teamed up to write an unnecessarily slow second act, which gets bogged down in period parody of New York night clubs. A director can help the long night-club scene by pacing it almost out of existence. But this particular director has pacing problems which result from the long scene changes; there is no way of getting around the stage waits but a little more traveling music from the orchestra would help...
...feature on the new town of Reston, Virginia (March 29th). Miss Shapley incorrectely implied that the picturesque houses-over-shops were quickly sold. Actually, the high rise apartments rented quickly: the houses were slow to move. When so brave an especially urgent that the feed-back be accurate...
Said Robert Motherwell: "I have a deep respect for Pollock. After a slow start, like Van Gogh, he skyrocketed for a few years." Added Richard Lindner: "He broke through the traditions of the European painters. Don't forget the time-when he painted, America was very dependent on European tradition. In 50 years, Pollock will probably be more important than he is today-maybe not as a painter, but for liberation." Said Abstract Expressionist Willem de Kooning, who did not attend the opening: "Pollock broke...
From Bank to Bonds. One reason that the lending market is slow is that banks are deliberately building up reserves after having practically loaned themselves out of money last fall. Another reason is that even with the prime rate reduced to 5½%, many a corporate customer has turned to the bond market to get money for such immediate needs as repaying bank loans and building cash on hand. Corporate bond issues last month reached a record $1.64 billion. Banks, as a result, have also turned to the bond market to keep their excess funds working. So far this year...
...particular appeal to TV sports buffs. By recording on large metal disks rather than reels of magnetic tape, the machine will permit the first "instant replays" in color. As if that were not enough, it will allow action to be run forward and in reverse in both fast and slow motion...