Word: timed
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...reference to TIME'S Nov. 16 article on TV in general and Mr. Kintner in particular, may I contribute the following observation...
...TIME'S perceptive Nov. 16 indictment of a "shocking state of rottenness . . . deplorable level of public morality . . ." finds a most eloquent echo in the Wall Streeters' urge for those solid-gold golf putters at $1,475 apiece. Follow the leader, anyone...
...Taylor's Ko-Ko lacked some of the vocal finesse that this role could use, but his acting was very funny. Alison Keith was again Gilbert's answer to Medea, (this time as Katisha); again struggling through the songs and plunging through the hamming like an old pro. Joan Rosenstock contributed some more pleasant singing, and William Jacobson and Merry Isaacs rounded out the cast of principals. George Nelson and Barrie Wetstone handled the piano score ably, and musical director Burton Dudding kept everything going nicely...
...baubles and goodies that customarily make their appearance at this time of year, there are few that top the Gilbert and Sullivan Players' presentations for brightness and good cheer. Time after time, these offerings melt the stony hearts of joyless CRIMSON reviewers, even those who have never been known to say a kind word about any production or performance previously. Maybe it's the Christmas ghosts finally getting to us Scrooges. More likely, it is the fact that this group puts on shows with such style and spirit that only the lastditch Savoyards could fail to be enchanted...
...stage business is meticulous in detail and execution. Novick is especially successful in out-doing Gilbert's spoof of English attitudes, notably those toward the Orient which did so much to produce the Far-Eastern mess of the 19th Century. The chorus, which can really sing this time, is at all times a source of delight, whether they be joining in the sentimental ballad, or kicking around an imaginary chopped-off head...