Word: virtuese
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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The Magnificent Yankee--At the Colonial, Louis Calhern in his original New York role as the great dissenter. Emmet Lavery's play is by no means top-notch, but it has the virtues of competence and historical interest if none other.
Nocturne has some minor virtues for whodunit addicts who are determined to be frightened. The photography, full of wind, rain and long night shadows, is moodily chilling. There are also some fair sets: a nightclub where much of the plot is unwound looks as small, grubby and unglamorous as most...
A magazine article extolling the virtues of the Harvard executive proved the spark which set off Conant-for-President clubs over the land. Party politics were abandoned in 1948 as this little man almost overnight became a unifying tide and took office as millions sang "Blessed Be The Tide That...
The book's charm lies in Author White's nostalgic evocation of 18th Century life, his knowledge of animal and country lore (in private life he is an ardent naturalist), and his ability to make genuinely dramatic such absurdities as the thrilling rescue of Maria by the Lilliputian...
The bug of nineteenth century Americana has bitten Twentieth Century Fox, but the result is no "Oklahoma!'.' nor even a "Meet Me In St. Louis." For despite its many virtues, including Jerome Kern's last songs and Jeanne Crain, "Centennial Summer" is anchored to mediocrity by its script and by...