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Word: offing (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1960
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Ikauniks scored his first goal on a 20-foot shot from the center and tallied in the second period on a breakaway after which he faked out Exeter goalie Joe Aldrioh and flipped the puck into the upper right hand corner of the cage.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Hockey Team Wins At West Point, 3-1, Stops Army Streak | 12/19/1960 | See Source »

Whether success will spoil off-Broadway or not, the downtown stage has seemingly relinquished its role of presenting experimental and original theater, and seems to be settling for a rehash of old material, plus a scattering of pseudo avant-garde plays. While this pattern has proven disappointing to those who...

Author: By Frederick H. Gardner, | Title: Off-Broadway Theater | 12/19/1960 | See Source »

There was a time not long ago, when businessmen would entertain visiting clients by taking them to a Broadway show (naturally there are other, even more traditional modes of entertainment which needn't be discussed here). About two years ago, however, incoming clients began expressing a desire to visit "a...

Author: By Frederick H. Gardner, | Title: Off-Broadway Theater | 12/19/1960 | See Source »

Sean O'Casey's Drums Under the Window is a lilting work that makes golden use of the English language. With this exception, however, the downtown offerings generally range from pretentious to overtly sheckel-minded. An example of a play with static ideas and superficial newness is Genet's The...

Author: By Frederick H. Gardner, | Title: Off-Broadway Theater | 12/19/1960 | See Source »

Perhaps after Jack Gelber's Career went successfully from television to off-Broadway, other authors subsequently decided to skip the first step. The result is a cluster of television plays attitudinizing on live stages. But until any valid equation between Trendex potential and good theater is proven, plays which aim...

Author: By Frederick H. Gardner, | Title: Off-Broadway Theater | 12/19/1960 | See Source »

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