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...doubt, for many grownups, part of the fun lies in the almost immemorial familiarity of every scene, speech or stanza; in waiting for this line to pop out or wondering how that character will stand up. Compared to Alice on the stage, even Hamlet becomes an uncharted wilderness. But much of the fun lies in what is permanently funny-or what is gay, or outrageous, or queer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theater: Old Play in Manhattan, Apr. 14, 1947 | 4/14/1947 | See Source »

With one flailing, devastating arm, a plucky Adams House boy named Tommy Bodgett clubbed his way to the University 155-pound class boxing throne last night with a T.K.O. over Somerby Dowat of Lowell House in one minute and 40 seconds of the second round of a three-stanza championship bout in the Indoor Athletic Building...

Author: By Alexander C. Hozgland jr., | Title: One-Armed Boxer Wins 155 Pound Title Match by TKO | 3/28/1947 | See Source »

After coming out of two sloppily played periods with a 4 to 4 tie against Wellesley High School in the Boston Arena yesterday afternoon, the Jayvee hockey team hit the nets four times in the final stanza...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Jayvee Skaters Trip Wellesley, 8-4; Cambridge High Nips Freshmen, 4-3 | 2/6/1947 | See Source »

After a faltering start, the Jayvee aggregation gathered momentum as Bill Hamlen bulled his way through a host of Newtonians, kicking and blasting the puck into the net to tie the first stanza score...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yardling, Jayvee Sextets Maintain Unsullied Record | 2/4/1947 | See Source »

There was nothing more to be said. After Mr. Thomas sang I Love You Truly with only one mistake (inserting "cheer" for "tear" in the second line, first stanza), somebody read a poem contributed by tireless California Author Kathleen Norris ("Where have you flown to, bird, in the dawning glory...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CALIFORNIA: Immortality | 1/20/1947 | See Source »

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