Word: twilight
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...gasped at the "composed landscapes" of the "piercing green palm fronds" and said: "This is fantastic. An artist has only to copy this, and then it will not be believed." Incidentally, the most effective "shots" in the film were exact reproductions of his paintings. And often, particularly at twilight, I look at the "dusty good earth" and it is definitely lavender, or mauve, sometimes actually purple...
...these people, it is about time the human race made some" (TIME, Oct. 21). Perhaps the most striking of several legal opinions, diligently gathered by Keenan, was one by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Benjamin Cardozo (1934): "International law . . . has at times, like the common law within states, a twilight existence during which it is hardly distinguishable from morality or justice till at length the imprimatur of a court attests its jural quality. The gradual consolidation of opinions and habits has been doing its quiet work...
...Through twilight and the silence here...
...present theatrical season, which has seen virtually every major dramatist represented by a work in production or in preparation, witnessed the arrival of a fine new musical comedy at the Opera House last week. Recent musical comedy productions have, without exception, suffered by comparison with the unforgettable "Oklahoma!", and "Twilight Alley," the new Duke Ellington-John Latonche play, provides no variation from the general rule. 'In contrast to the many anemic and warstarved musicals which have cluttered up the glitterdust circuit in recent years, however, it is a lusty, healthy show, brilliantly staged, with an excellent score and fine...
...dancing side, Marjorie Belle, blonde and diminutive danseuse, is insciously graceful indeed, her gorgeous gyrations highlighting much of the second act. Libby Holman, featured female performer, disappoints with both her singing and acting as Miss Jenny. All in all, there is a mint of fine material and talent in "Twilight Alley"; with proper editing and direction, its Broadway stay may be a long...