Word: ticket
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...three singers who had just taken their bows had to carry part of the Hansel and Gretel scenery offstage with them when the curtain went down. A carrot-haired electrician in costume flipped a few switches, then hurried onstage again. The ticket-seller looked like-and was-the girl who had sung Zerlina in Don Giovanni. It was homemade "Lemonade Opera," and though the singing and acting were occasionally weak and sugary, Manhattan was gulping it down...
...James Forrestal had turned a deaf ear to proposals that he should be Harry Truman's running mate in 1948. Despite his obvious qualifications (residence in New York, businessman's background, distinguished Government service), he did not want to ally himself with what might be a losing ticket. But by last week he felt good enough about Democratic chances in 1948 to tell friends he would be glad to make the vice-presidential race if the party would have him. Just in case, he began writing to relatives for old snapshots and clippings to bring the family album...
Finally after a lot of talking and shaking hands, someone started drawing the ticket stubs out of a bowl, and Vag found himself sitting forward in his seat. But someone else won, and there was a short, disappointed burst of applause. The girl gave him an "I told you so" look, and stalked away, while Vag ambled with the crowd through the exit and toward the bridge. Raffles were pretty good, he said to himself after a little consideration. Even if you didn't win, there was the excitement. And that was one thing that Harvard lacked, excitement...
...entry as well as a completely redone Junior Common room in the fall. Across from Winthrop, Kirkland has moved its janitor's office to H entry, installed a music room in C entry, and recatalogued its library. Kirkland was the only House to install a booth for ticket sellers and poll distributors outside the dining hall...
Cause & Effect. In White Plains, N.Y., a cop handed Motorist Louis Mazaferro a ticket for speeding at 54 m.p.h.; when Mazaferro nervously dashed away at 58 m.p.h., the cop caught him and handed him another...