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Three ambassadors will spotlight a now series of addresses scheduled by the Council. Henri Bonnet of France, Eclo van Kleffene of the Netherlands, and Lord Inverchapel of Britain will participate in discussions entitled "Western Europe Speaks" in coming weeks...
While being all things to all men, Runyon succeeded in always keeping his spotlight fixed on the central characters, and his lurid descriptions of them still retain their vitality. But, compared with the cool, intelligent journalism of Trial Reporter Rebecca West, Runyon's reporting is sensationalism cooked to Hearstian taste. Time has dulled the edge of the slangy, informal jargon that won Runyon so many admirers, and his dramatic exclamations pale into mere verbosity when Mrs. Snyder is asked "Why did you kill your husband?" and gives the utterly simple reply...
...Tempo swung its spotlight on red-shirted Garibaldini squads in the region of Lecce, on a "liberty brigade" in Bari, on a Verona clothes factory commissioned to make military-style berets. Then the paper brought off a small coup: it ran a letter from the grandson and namesake of the Italian liberator himself. Mourned grandson Giuseppe Garibaldi: ". . .There is no law in Italy to protect . . . the portrait and name of my grandfather . . . [from being] made to represent parties which are the very negation of Garibaldian traditions of liberty...
Although handy with a megaphone, Ozzie was never a great singer. So he hired Harriet Hilliard to share the bandstand spotlight. Harriet couldn't sing much better than Ozzie, but she was considerably prettier. Together they improvised a "talky-type song-a "back & forth, boy & girl" exchange that the customers loved. They were married...
Look, Ma, I'm Dancin' (music & lyrics by Hugh Martin; book by Jerome Lawrence & Robert E. Lee; produced by George Abbott) hit on a bright subject for a musical: ballet. There was plenty to spotlight, spoof, and splash with color. But Look, Ma isn't quite up to the job. It has its undeniable high points; but as a whole it doesn't come...