Word: counting
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Dates: during 1950-1950
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...dinner, the county treasurer was even less confident. He fidgeted a while, then offered to bet that Eden's majority would not top 6,000. Eden took the bet, then mused; "You know, the county treasurer might be right at that." (Eden won his bet at the count next day; his majority...
...count of Bevan's votes that night did nothing to deflate his buoyance. When, at 3:30 a.m., he was declared elected by 21,500 votes, ex-Miner Bevan cried: "This is a great day." Then he introduced his Tory opponent, Grame B. Finlay, a pale-faced figure in a lounge suit and sheepskin jacket. The crowd booed vigorously. Bevan's triumph was sweet indeed as he authoritatively called, "Order, order, we must show what sportsmen...
Kirkland's count team took its ninth win in ten starts in A League basketball yesterday, and did it by trampling over a weak Winthrop quintet. The final score...
When the polite pair dropped in uninvited at the home of M. le Comte d'Exelmans, the fat one was courtesy itself. He apologized profusely for having to tie up the count's wrists, and before departing with the family safe's 1,500,000 francs' worth of jewelry, he turned to the countess with a deep bow. "Chere Madame," he said, "if perhaps I have here some family jewels especially dear to your heart, pray tell me and you shall keep them...
After he had lit up the skies over London, the young actor appeared for the next few seasons as the Ghost in John Gielgud's "Hamlet." ("Gielgud is still the best Hamlet. Of course, I won't even count that movie version.") In 1936, he appeared in the role he has enjoyed most, Peer Gynt, in the 5-hour version. He made numerous movies about this time, none worthy of expert. The only American play in which he has appeared was O'Neill's "Mourning Becomes Electra" in 1938. He prefers to see American plays done by Americans, because...