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Miss Luce was much more satisfactory as the millionaires, and the Brattle Company supported her very well, with the exception of Fletcher whose mugging was rather amateurish. Jan Farrand and Peter Temple, on the other hand, were very pleasing, and on the whole, the actors were energetic and witty.

Author: By Edmond A. Levy, | Title: THE PLAYGOER | 11/5/1949 | See Source »

For the local partisans, yesterday afternoon came in two installments: one was picturesque, and the other emotionally pleasing.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Band Celebrates Birthday, Brings Forth Sun, Cheers | 10/16/1949 | See Source »

They had heard all about the Brannan plan, and what they had heard made them uneasy. At first blush, the plan sounded fine. Market prices on perishables would be allowed to drop to their natural level, thereby pleasing the consumers. The Government would pay the difference to the farmer, giving...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONGRESS: Closed Minds | 8/1/1949 | See Source »

Nazis kept the 259 paintings in the Führer-bau of Munich for the sole reason of pleasing Hitler whenever he visited the city. When the end came, and the SS guards had fled . . . the people from the neighborhood, joined by D.P.s and liberated inmates of the Dachau camp...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jul. 18, 1949 | 7/18/1949 | See Source »

The U.S. Congress could make sure of that pleasing change of affairs, said Acheson, by ratifying the North Atlantic pact, and by passing the $1,130,000,000 arms program to back it up, before adjourning. But Dean Acheson also knew that there was another explanation of Russia's...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FOREIGN RELATIONS: The Other Side of the World | 7/4/1949 | See Source »

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