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But the greatest drain upon book resources has been the growing popularity of phonograph records. Ever since a music-minded Dunster chairman spent the House's entire sum stocking his favorite albums, this portion has been limited to one third of the grant, or $200. Nevertheless, with library committees, always...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Up-to-Date Bookshelves | 4/14/1955 | See Source »

Knapp and Moore retained the open cake box, the forgotten pool room, and the traditional habit of handing out cigars at Commencement. And they established the shop among the elite smokers by importing their own Algerian briar pipes and stocking their shelves with ninety cigarette brands.

Author: By John J. Iselin, | Title: Cambridge Cake Box | 10/29/1954 | See Source »

In rehearsals, Marlon is said to "flob around" so indifferently that the other actors get no benefit from the reading. During a Streetcar rehearsal, Actor Karl Malden once smashed his fist into a wall in sheer frustration. Marlon refuses to change, says he has to feel himself into the part...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: A Tiger in the Reeds | 10/11/1954 | See Source »

"Later, when I arrived at his apartment for my initial interview," reported Welles, "the first thing His Grace did was to take off his shoes. Padding into his bedroom in stocking feet, he soon returned wearing loose patent-leather slippers and said, 'If this is going on for a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From The Publisher, Sep. 6, 1954 | 9/6/1954 | See Source »

Last week, in seven grisly hours at the Christchurch lower court, the police charged that Juliet and Pauline had killed Mrs. Parker with the brick-filled stocking. Their principal evidence: confessions from both girls, and excerpts from Pauline's own diary, in which Mrs. Parker's death was...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NEW ZEALAND: The Collaborators | 7/26/1954 | See Source »

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