Word: talents
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Class of '31 appears to be a very diverse group. Although it boasts no college president, as did the Class of '28, it does have large numbers of publishers, musicians, authors, artists, and even three art museum directors. Such an impressive array of talent will probably go unnoticed, however, as the customs of class reunions have not tended too strongly to the examination of individual achievements of a post-graduate nature...
...British were inclined to agree about Marshall's talent for humbug and his unreliability as a negotiator, but their distaste for the new Asian demagogy did nothing to speed a solution to the problem of unstable Singapore. Lennox-Boyd was left to utter that inevitable Colonial Secretary's remark: "We, for our part, have done...
...Brattle Theater put on artistically successful shows, but never managed to make money. It did create the proper atmosphere and enthusiasm for the Festival, however, which, hopefully, will become a yearly event to give theatrical talent--especially American--an opportunity to direct or appear in plays which would not normally be presented in the commercial theater. As William Morris Hunt '36, one of the chief organizers of the Festival, says, "We want to produce plays which are too little known outside of professional circles and give them a stage performance under the most favorable circumstances." Hunt defines classical drama...
...whether Fabian could be brought in or not, Serge Semenenko went ahead. Jack Warner, 63, was expected to remain as executive producer, but Semenenko planned to bring in new talent and build a team. Priority, he said, would be given to increasing Warners film output; the studio now turns out about 24 features annually v. double that number prewar. After that, continued Semenenko, Warners might diversify into TV stations, allied entertainments, possibly even expand into electronics...
...complex symbolic structure without lapsing into incomprehensibility. George Montgomery's new translation for the Poets' Theatre helps, because the words appear clear and musical even in the more difficult passages. Mr. Montgomery also designed the set which director Edward Thommen uses with great skill. Obviously a lot of talent went into the production, perhaps the finest one the Poets' Theatre staged during this season...