Word: visione
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...comely" Queen ("She will bring forth the unknown prophet"), moves to a dramatic climax as Darius' soldiers march on Belshazzar's court. The remainder of the play traces Daniel's betrayal by Darius' advisers, his escape from the lions' den, his final vision of the time when the "holy one comes/The most holy of the holy," and an angel announces "Christ is born." One of the play's engaging qualities is its childlike mixture of varying emotions: a scene of wanton rejoicing to the fluttering sound of recorders gives way to a mood...
...according to his lights, left the youngsters plenty to work with. They had a $6,000,000 production nut to crack, along with "a million-two" ($1,200,000) set aside for promotion. They had Vista-Vision, Technicolor, five big stars (Charles Boyer, Charlton Heston, Claire Bloom, Inger Stevens and the berugged Brynner), 55 featured players, 100 bit-players, 12,000 calls for extras, 60,000 props-including 15 authentic pirogues, $100,000 worth of genuine antique furniture and two boxcarloads of Spanish moss and cypress trees. Not to overlook one of the best true-adventure stories in American history...
...This vision is clearly shared by British Novelist John (The Widow's Tale, Time for Tea) Coates, who has abandoned his own work to bring to light an old, unfinished manuscript of Dear Jane...
Wald received the prize in recognition of the "perceptive studies through which he has illuminated the biochemical basis of vision." The formal presentation ceremony will take place March...
Professor of Biology since 1948, Wald has long concentrated on research into the biochemical processes of vision...