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Show Boat (music by Jerome Kern; lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II; book adapted by Mr. Hammerstein from Edna Ferber's novel) is still one of the most satisfying of all musicals. Few shows can boast a more delightful score. Instead of seeming dated after 18 years, Show Boat is...
Millar was accepted for Resistance work. At first he was just barked at by his superiors or kept cooling his heels in the dirty waiting room filled with dated copies of the Daily Express and France Libre. But if he was not on time, he was barked at louder: "Handsome...
Early in the evening, as he steered his home-made telescope methodically across the western sky, Clarence Friend noted a bright streak disrupting the usually placid constellation Corona. Friend knew that he had spotted a comet, one of the mavericks of the solar system. He also knew what to do...
Fascismo. From a frowzy palazzo in Rapallo, Italy, he began sending out ranting political letters dated by the Fascist calendar. Friends found him extolling the "order" Mussolini had brought, prophesying wonders for Fascism, and grunting over the mysteries of politics and Social Credit.
After three and a half years in service, Yank last week got its honorable discharge. Its Manhattan HQ was emptying; its final issue (dated Dec. 28) was on the way to presses in eight countries. Its circulation, once 2.6 million in 16 editions, was down to 1.2 million and dropping...