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...city. Cambridge's Fogg Museum is, itself, an unvalued jewel to many. The museum maintains a permanent collection of remarkable worth, particularly in Italian primitives, Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century French painting, oriental art, English watercolors, and prints. It has frequent loan exhibits, a distinguished example being the Maurice Wertheim collection of post-impressionists and modern French painting shown this summer. At present Fogg is displaying its own fine collection of old master drawings...
...Maurice Wertheim...
...life preserver was thrown by whip-smart, likable Editor-Owner Freda Kirchwey, 48, who bought the Nation from Maurice Wertheim in 1937 for two reasons: 1) she wanted to maintain it as a voice for leftism; 2) she hoped to make it selfsupporting. Her new plan: to transfer the magazine's ownership from The Nation, Inc. (herself) to Nation Associates, Inc., a new, nonprofit organization. Freda Kirchwey will still be editor and publisher, will draw a salary. Sole advantage of the new plan: she will feel freer to ask for funds when it is understood that...
Store-window displays are often attractive, but the wares are usually not for sale. The great Wertheim department store has become, in range of merchandise, a 10? store. Long queues form whenever fruit, tobacco, candy or silk stockings are offered for sale...
...only produces on its own, but works in association with other producers, accepts backing from Billy Rose, "sponsors" plays in which it has no producing interest. Today it is also under new management. For nearly 20 years six directors-Lawyer Lawrence Langner, Scene Designer Lee Simonson, Banker Maurice Wertheim, Actress Helen Westley, Director Philip Moeller, Theatre-Mind Theresa Helburn-ran the Guild, admitting but one newcomer: Alfred Lunt. Last year the board voted all power to Langner and Helburn. Judging by this season's results, two bosses are better than seven...