Word: versions
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Hungary, a reheated version of an old chestnut: In a Hungarian prison, three convicts were discussing the reasons for their arrests. "I was arrested for opposing the policies of Imre Nagy," said the first. "I was arrested for supporting his policies," said the second. Both turned to the most recent arrival. "I'm Imre Nagy," he said...
Ballroom merengue music is played in two-four time, with a strong drum accent on the first beat of every bar. Dancers take a step on each beat, so that the dance looks somewhat like a less dignified version of the Spanish paso doble (bullfighters' march). Basic merengue figures are a graceful two-beat side walk and four-or eight-beat spot turns (see diagram). "It's easy," says Manhattan Dancing Teacher Josephine Butler. "You do a fox trot with one leg and a rumba with the other...
...Foreign Office was speaking for itself, it insisted, and not Churchill. The only living member of the Big Three seemed fairly unperturbed when he rose in the House of Commons to discuss the affair. But, said he, we do "not accept responsibility for the accuracy of the American version. The extracts . . . disclose some serious mistakes...
...Left Feet. To viewers who were still warmly remembering the enchantment of Mary Martin and Peter Pan on NBC, CBS bravely offered a lavish musical version of Burlesque, starring Dan Dailey and Marilyn Maxwell. The show had everything-jokes, dances, action-except the ability to make viewers care very much about what happened to the leading characters...
...Clear Night." The slangy American idiom of the lyrics was bound to be mangled in translation. Surprisingly, the Spanish version came up with some good approximations: e.g., "I'm as corny as Kansas in August, I'm as normal as blueberry pie" came out "I'm as happy as a cat in January, as the butterfly in April . . ." The "Wonderful Guy" became "My Ideal Type." and "Some Enchanted Evening" was changed to "One Clear Night." Bloody Mary was still "The Girl I Love," but the punch line of the song, "Now ain't that too damn...