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Strange things happen in the first act of Thernton Wilder's new comedy. Wealthy Yonkers merchant Horace Vandergelder, despite his belief that "99 percent of the people in the world are fools, and the rest of us we in great danger of contigioa," decides to rejoin the fools and get married again. Cornelius Hackl and Barnaby Tucker, two conscientious clerks in Vandergelder's store, imperiously decide to close the place up and head for New York City, where, for the first time in their lives, they may perhaps get to kiss a girl. And Mrs. Levi, the widowed "matchmaker" whom...

Author: By Stephen R. Barnett, | Title: The Matchmaker | 11/22/1955 | See Source »

...losses through graduation will be most keenly felt in the defense positions, where both Dick Dow and last year's captain Bill Watts will be sorely missed. Ready to fill their positions, however, are Thernton Brown and Jim Roberts, who made their letters last year, Russ Allen, freshman captain last year, and Sam Hicks of the yearlings...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lining Them Up | 11/9/1935 | See Source »

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