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Word: stage (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...number of crafty maneuvers. Foremost of the offensive arts is "dodging," (see cut left) in which the man with the ball fakes his defender off balance and then spins past him. There are also a number of "brush plays" where one of more attackers stage a traffic jam which prevents the defenseman from keeping up with the ball carrier...

Author: By John R. W. smail, | Title: Lacrosse Is No Longer an Indian Tribal Contest | 3/26/1949 | See Source »

Frederick Jagel as King Herod was the only disappointing member of the cast. Neither his singing nor his acting, which consisted of two dizzy pirouettes across the stage, was anywhere near so effective as the performances of other players. But even this "low" would be pretty high in a less extraordinary performance...

Author: By Farnsworth B. Leeuwoenhoek, | Title: The Music Box | 3/26/1949 | See Source »

Actress Dorothy Sands '15 will lend her talents for the fund's benefit on the Agassiz stage April 24. Miss Sands, who played at the Brattle Theater last summer, will deliver a monologue entitled "Styles of Acting...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 'Cliffe 70th Fund Gains $300,000 | 3/24/1949 | See Source »

Goldblum also revealed that negotiations with HWF "are still in the infant stage. But we shall try as long as possible to reach a reasonable and peaceful settlement...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: RKO Bows to HLU in Face Of Law Suit | 3/22/1949 | See Source »

Ahead of the field thus far was bustling little Screenplays, Inc., which dusted off Arthur Laurents' play Home of the Brave (changing its hero from a Jew to a Negro) and put it on a sound stage under heavy secrecy with virtually unknown actors. The picture is already finished...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Sweepstakes | 3/21/1949 | See Source »

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