Word: virginals
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Against a background of pythons, armadilloes, vampire-bats, and other interesting fauna, the protagonists of "Jungle Virgin" give a new, exciting, neolithic twist to the love-triangle, the title character keeping her dubious claim largely because the outside corner, a real cad, confines himself to the oldfashioned bear hug. Tita, an uncommonly puny hero, though ferocious enough when need be, finally finds the villain making advances in a tree, after having kidnapped a baby elephant. He makes a brilliant tackle, and all ends happily when the villain falls into the paws of a conveniently waiting leopard. As far as anyone...
With entertainment at a premium in summery Boston, it is good to be able to fasten on something worthwhile. And "Jungle Virgin" and "Teen Age" can be enjoyed, one way or another. There are also some shorts, but better not talk about that...
...organized in 1940 by Adman Michael M. Sillerman, who found that "one-third of the nation, 32 million people who live in communities of 50,000 and under, are in a twilight zone that is only partly covered by the four big networks." Sillerman saw a virgin market for national advertising. He moved in to provide the small stations in these areas with a sizable schedule of transcribed shows (including sustainers). With transcriptions, KBS saved its stations the high cost of network wire lines, cut advertising rates to less than half the charges of the wire networks...
...Both the Virgin and Mary Magdalene will undoubtedly have to be replaced. Tradition demands that these two important roles be played by unmarried women under 35. Having played the Virgin twice, Anni Rutz (who once studied at Florida's Rollins College) is now a spinsterly 37; Clara (Mary Magdalene) Mayr has taken a husband...
When May Day dawned last week, the common man-by the millions-was on the march again, but not so starry-eyed. Labor had stolen its holiday from the Virgin and primitive goddesses of fertility to celebrate the dream of the eight-hour day. Now in turn Communism had stolen the holiday from the working man, and it had gone sour...