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John Gabriel Borkman (by Henrik Ibsen; produced by the American Repertory Theater) is the second-to-last of Ibsen's plays and second-best Ibsen. Yet much of it is powerful in a somewhat old-fashioned way, and John Gabriel Borkman himself, even though not encountered till he is more of a ruin than a man, is a commanding figure...
...Union's glittering marble palace in Washington last week, the governing board met to choose a new chairman. Their first choice: U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Spruille Braden. He declined, on the grounds that the U.S. had held the post too often. Chosen instead, to serve till 1947: Colombia's representative to the Pan-American Union, Antonio Rocha, whose country will play host to the Union's next big party, the Bogota conference, scheduled for early next year...
...call it-with a veil, and a black box calf and alligator handbag." Also a mink stole. But no jewels. (Explained the Duke, whose Duchess got stolen blind back in Britain: "Well, really, there wouldn't be many left to bring, you know.") They figured on staying till May this time. Then back to France...
Said white-haired ex-Champ Tommy Armour, who played against Hogan last week: "Like Joe Louis and Walter Hagen, he'll never quit till they carry him out. They may be able to beat this boy in the muscle, but not in the mind...
...color televising. The more sets RCA sells, the harder FCC will find it to decide in favor of CBS's color, which RCA sets cannot receive. If RCA can force black & white television now, it hopes to capture a big chunk of the market, hold it till it is ready with its own electronic color, some five years hence...