Word: stage
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...looked as if the Germans, unless they waited for the city to be starved out, would be unable to crack Leningrad without a major offensive. At this stage of the Battle of Russia they seem unable to mount more than one offensive at a time. This week's was not aimed at Leningrad...
Since a state of aggravated lethargy is technically a stage of hypnosis, many radio listeners might qualify as hypnotized, or nearly so, every evening. Boredom helps. Two years ago, such considerations scared the producers of Hobby Lobby (TIME, Aug. 28, 1939) into dropping amateur Hypnotist Klein from the program (then NBC) at the last moment. This wounded his feelings and he sued. But what, thought the producers, if the radio audience should go out like a light...
...Panzer division of backs-Noble, Blumenstock, Filipowicz, Pieculewicz, Andrejco, Cheverko, Ososki and big, blond Benny Babula-Fordham hopes to smash its way into the Rose Bowl, goal of every bowl-minded U.S. college. Last week, in the No. 1 intersectional game of the week, Fordham completed the first stage of its campaign with a 16-to-10 victory over Southern Methodist. Future Fordham opponents: North Carolina, West Virginia, Texas Christian, Purdue, Pittsburgh, St. Mary's, N.Y.U...
Ecdysiast Lee's Minsky background, rich show-business vocabulary and stage-door gags make her book almost a social document. She has the good sense to leave Spinoza and Proust out of it. The real Gypsy has no need of Proust - or of ghosts...
...reason. The real heroes of the production are Cameraman Gregg Toland, who recreates his subtle photographic touches of "Citizen Kane," and Patricia Collinge, who, as the garrulous and persecuted Birdie, gives to Miss Hellman's only real character-study, the same spirited portrayal that made it live on the stage. Always the artist, Mr. Toland makes brilliant use of the shadow and heightens the power of the climactic staircase scenes by shooting from unique angles...