Word: benefits
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...opening of The Taming of the Shrew in Los Angeles, Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne gave swishy latecomers the works. As each laggard strolled or strutted down the aisle, Lunt & Fontanne stopped dead in their lines, she to bow graciously, he to cry "Welcome!" Once he said: "For the benefit of those people who just came in, I'll play the scene again...
...entering civil life to begin anew the fight we began in the Army-the fight for the welfare of Cuba. Our revolution was to benefit Cuba and our aspiration is to carry her to the first place among the democracies of the world. The armed forces are intended to force compliance with the laws. . . . The political parties supporting my candidacy will have no advantages or rights greater than those opposing...
...Marshall, famed 18th-Century English sporting artist: "I can sell a man a print of his horse for 50 guineas, but a print of his wife brings only 5." With this sage precept in mind, a group of Manhattan socialites set out to organize an exhibition for the benefit of civilian relief in France. Result: a sprightly show that opened on Manhattan's 57th Street last week-"The Horse...
Meanwhile, the economic effect of this $40,000,000 expenditure on New York City is negligible. The addition of some 8,000 to its 7,500,000 inhabitants will not even make a ripple. But for airline travelers, North Beach has a substantial benefit: passengers will reach Grand Central in 20 minutes, instead of 55 minutes from the Newark Field through the Holland Tunnel...
America may well benefit from Mr. Siepmann's visit. In the opinion of many scholars, including Harvard's Professor Herring, the United States are far behind Britain in radio adult education. Commercialism, of course, is the fundamental evil as far as this is concerned. Pioneers are the British Broadcasting Corporation and its distinguished director of program planning...