Word: transcendence
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Dividends of War. The saving factor, said Hafstad, is the much decried "military research." War and the fear of war, which transcend economics, may yet make nuclear energy available for peaceful purposes. "In fact," said Hafstad, "the history of technological development is replete with examples of civilian devices the development costs of which were borne by the military. Take such a lowly item as an aluminum saucepan. How long would it have taken to collect from housewives in dimes and quarters, the millions of dollars that have gone into the [wartime] study of the metallurgy and fabrication problems of aluminum...
With his swooping fancies and suave violence, Bemelmans at his best does not so much abandon reality as transcend it. But what Bemelmans can evoke in a paragraph, Adapter Ryan scarcely suggests in a whole production number. As gaudy extravaganza, the show is sometimes fair fun, and Fredric March and Florence Eldridge squeeze some good burlesque moments out of their roles. But there is not much human warmth to the laughter, and there are none of the suddenly touching moments there should be. Miss Ryan's orchestration all but drowns out Mr. Bemelmans' music...