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Festival is so devoid of material that it would seem strange that any opportunities for comedy could be missed. There are so few to begin with. Nonetheless, Director Albert Marre could have made better use of several stock comic characters--the Chinese waiter, the deaf professor--who were never even allowed to fulfill their expected functions. In any case, the play is badly written, and the Spewacks should have realized it some time...

Author: By Dennis E. Brown, | Title: Festival | 1/6/1955 | See Source »

While he talked, the plastic spinach dish went around the table once. The milk pitcher was filled and emptied and the waiter started calling for the dishes. He perched a coffee pot on the table edge as the hall began clearing...

Author: By Steven C. Swett, | Title: Meat and Potatoes | 11/5/1954 | See Source »

...particularly dissatisfied with the building's shortcomings. One of the annoying inconveniences for patients is to arrive on a busy afternoon when only standing room is available. The crowded conditions in turn block the passage of nurses carrying supplies. Other means of communication include an antiquated dump-waiter that carries messages form floor to floor...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Old And Crowded Hygiene Building | 10/22/1954 | See Source »

...When I was in College they at least helped athletes by giving them special jobs. I worked in the Varsity Club as a waiter for food and $5 cash a week. Nowadays they won't even give an athlete...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Sunday Advertiser Sports Writer Hits at Harvard 'Low Pressure" Athletic Program | 10/19/1954 | See Source »

Which course, then, is Harvard to choose? Shall we follow Dartmouth College and Brown University into the abyss of submission to local provincial whim? Or shall we stand firm with the rest of the Ivy League, as national institutions, in adhering to Eastern Standard Time? Waiter L. McLean '56, Timothy D. Eilard '56, Edward K. L. Upton '56, Alan D. Lourle '56, Charles S. Lipson '54, and David J. Dreyer...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A SWITCH IN TIME | 10/4/1954 | See Source »

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