Word: touche
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...addition to the usual lures, Winthrop can add another that no other House can touch--Dan Cannon. Assistant superintendent, Dan actually has talents that go far beyond what the title of his job suggests. He will build your bookcase or new chair for you, dissert for hours on the problems of modern Ireland, tell stories in his emerald brogue, or help get a party rolling on a football week...
Athletic-wise the Bellboys are improving. In the fall the football team tied for second with Winthrop behind Leverett, took first in cross-country, but finished sixth In soccer, and fourth in touch football...
...Madrid, the Duchess of Valencia, shapely, 36-year-old monarchist critic of Franco, suggested that her country's diplomatic corps needs a woman's touch: "I would not be surprised if Stalin's trouble is the lack of feminine influence over him. I think a woman might be able to accomplish far more with him than the Western statesmen have been able to do. I wish I could be Spanish Ambassador in Moscow . . . If I were Spanish envoy in the United States, I would go fishing with President Truman...
Except for one 14th century theme, the mass was his own invention. He had composed it in his spare time, and, partly in playfulness and partly for fear he would never get it performed otherwise, had decided to give it at least a nominal touch of antiquity. He had come across a manuscript by Etienne Moulinié and liked the name-and after all, Moulinié's initials were the same as his own. After the first performance in the fall of 1950, the critics had jumped for joy, and he was stuck. Said he: "What could...
...Rudolph Valentino in Sapanish costume, and mimics a stately Spanish dance while peering down the front of a dancing partner twice his height. It is Lahr's grimaces, pantomine, and periodic exclamations ("Gonggg") that put these scenes across. The frequent appearance of six G-strung showgirls adds the final touch of burlesque atmosphere...