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...raises the curtain on a stock company of actors playing repertory in an English village. Leading Man Charles Manion fails to show up for his curtain call one evening because it appears that he has been done in by some member of his company. First rate rendering of an unfamiliar background...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The New Mysteries | 3/19/1956 | See Source »

...their last meeting, the Indians beat the Yardlings 66 to 59. This game, however, was played up at Hanover, on a notoriously difficult floor for visiting teams. Coach Bruce Munro, at the time, said that "they beat us because they played better and because of the unfamiliar court. We do hope to get even with them when they come down to the I.A.B...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: '59 Basketball Team Plays Indians Here | 3/2/1956 | See Source »

Williams is expected to have strength at the top few positions but should not have the depth which has characterised the Crimson squad in its recent wins. However, the varsity will be playing on unfamiliar courts which should have a weakening effect on its play...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Squash Team Meets Weak Williams Squad | 2/24/1956 | See Source »

...from a Puccini or a Menotti opera. But the vocal lines float like ships on the great tidal wave of the orchestra, and, as the scenes go by, the music becomes more lyrical until at the end no one notices that the style is difficult and unfamiliar; the drama and the music have become a single experience in the listener's mind. Mathis der Maler is one of the most moving works of 20th century...

Author: By Stephen Addiss, | Title: Two Modern Operas | 2/20/1956 | See Source »

...season's play. The Vermont school, known more for its skiing facilities than for potent basketball teams, came into the I.A.B. in mid-December and after 40 minutes of exceedingly dreary play, departed with a 50-46 victory. The same two teams met later the same month on an unfamiliar Colby College court. This time the varsity broke the New England Tournament scoring record, totalled no fewer than 100 points, and found itself the winner by 49 points...

Author: By Lee Pollak, | Title: Basketball Team Splits 12 Games In Early Season | 2/1/1956 | See Source »

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