Word: stage
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...January with heavy assaults on the German aircraft factories; it reached its peak toward the end of February (during one week when in terrific air battles 642 German fighters were shot down); and some time in March, when the German air force was outclassed, it reached a stage of exploitation, which still continues-the systematic crippling of Germany by air, which has done much to increase the success of Allied ground blows...
...other omission is the stage of the campaign reached last week. As summer wore on, the nature of the pattern began to alter slightly. Instead of repetitions following one after another, they began to overlap-one blow or even two fell before the previous exploitation was complete. The theme remained the same but the rhythm was syncopated...
Deanna hasn't successfully graduated from the teen-age singing sensation stage, with the possible exception of "The Amazing Mrs. Holliday." And from Mrs. Holliday to Christmas Holiday, the proof is fairly conclusive that perhaps the wistful and appealing warbler should stop trying to graduate, turn over a new leaf, and start warbling all over again. Or perhaps you like the wistful type--and maybe you like Kelly's broad Irish smile. In any event, they don't belong in a psychological chiller-diller-thriller...
Dominating figure on the stage is Paul Robeson, taking the lead part of Othello. The rolling bass of Robeson's voice, become famous by his years as a concert singer, draws the attention of the theatre like a magnet whenever the Moor speaks forth in his deep and melancholy tones. The giant Negro acts the part of the brave but not too intelligent warrior with exceptional understanding, giving it a depth which several of the lesser but more sparkling parts lack...
...production, handled by Miss Webster, is, with the exception of one or two slips in timing, nearly perfect, as are the original and eye-catching stage settings...