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...present, water roars over the falls at 200,000 cubic feet a second, constantly eroding the crest of the falls. Because the water rushes over the jagged crest in uneven quantities (most of it on the Canadian side), it appears in varying shades of green, unattractive to purists...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CANADA: Face Lifting for Niagara | 5/25/1953 | See Source »

...North, by & large, enjoys full rights: everywhere except in the border states, he is equal in the schools and in most public services. His great fight in the last decade has been for simple, decent treatment in everyday life. In this fight, he has made marked but uneven progress...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: The U. S. Negro, 1953 | 5/11/1953 | See Source »

Those who attend dress rehearsals claim that Heffron was overly nervous opening night, and is really capable of a fine performance. In hope so. But Tom Gaydos, defeating opening night jitters, stole the show as the wily Iago. His performance, although at times uneven, generally flowed from peak to peak, setting a brisk pace for the other actors. This was particularly noticable in his scenes with Roderigo, played, with scant talent, by John Bethel. Gaydos seldom allowed himself the luxury of shouting, and even tried to tone down some of Heffron's more volatile scenes. His Iago was, perhaps...

Author: By Robert J. Schoenberg, | Title: Othello | 4/18/1953 | See Source »

...vocalists are quite uneven. Only Mildred Allen in the feminine lead and Bernard Barbeau as one of the misers is vocally satisfying. Miss Allen displays a light, flexible soprano in her numerous arias, Mr. Barbeau an agile yet powerful bass. Anthony Giarraputo's characterization of the other miser is consistently funny. Peter Elvin's caricature of the hero perhaps goes beyond his intentions at times. Elizabeth Kalkhurst is appealing as the shrewd maid...

Author: By Alexander Gelley, | Title: The Two Misers | 4/11/1953 | See Source »

...first been squeezed inside a domestic framework and then dropped from the picture itself. Though the family story has its own realistic interest, it is never made real. Mixing and garnishing his moods at will, Tabori achieved vivid scenes but an unfocused play. The production and acting are uneven also, though in his best scenes Actor Cobb is brilliant...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: New Play in Manhattan, Feb. 23, 1953 | 2/23/1953 | See Source »

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