Word: victor
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...rights, few members), shook down businessmen with threats of "labor violence" and picketing. So powerful grew "Mr. Dee" that two months ago, when U.S. attorneys attempted to hale him before a trial jury as the mastermind behind the acid-blinding (TIME, April 16, 1956 et ante) of Labor Columnist Victor Riesel, two key underworld Government witnesses took added five-year sentences for contempt rather than sing against Dio on the witness stand, and Johnny Dio's trial had to be postponed...
Although definite plans began to take shape only three days ago, all casting has been done with the exception of a girl to play Juliet in the balcony scene from "Romeo and Juliet," according to Victor N. Claman, producer. All those interested in the part should call TRowbridge 6-7179 by Thursday night, Claman said...
...music is rendered in virtuoso manner by Martin J. Faigel, and Chester W. Hartman has done a remarkable job as music director. The stage direction is by veteran Joan S. Mickelson, with Victor N. Claman producing the show...
Ready, Maestro? For Victor, as for any company recording during the summer festival season, the toughest problem is one of simple logistics: how to get singers, orchestra, engineers and equipment in the same place at the same time. Victor's chartmakers spent all winter planning recording schedules. The company transformed the Rome Opera's marble-floored foyer into a sound booth lined with $50,000 worth of triple-track tape recorders, loudspeakers, amplifiers and oscillators. With promotion and distribution costs, Victor figures to sink $250,000 in Butterfly with a relatively unknown cast of young singers headed...
...snapped up the San Carlo Opera House in Naples, HMV-Angel has moved into Milan's La Scala and London-Decca into Florence's Teatro Co-munale. One of the busiest of all this year is Rome's cavernous Teatro dell'Opera, where RCA Victor is at work on new versions of Butterfly, Tosca, Orfeo and Lucia...