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...struggle by calling Mayes into his office and firing him. His successor: able Wade H. Nichols, 43, editor of McCall's Redbook, who will move to Good Housekeeping at $65,000 base pay plus bonuses. A man who delegates responsibility, Nichols earned a solid reputation by converting themeless Redbook into a magazine that aims at young adults, raising circulation from 1,915,905 when he took over in 1949 to 2,591,676 this year...
Untopical like most revues, themeless like some, and extravagant like all that hope to attain box-office success, "Three to Make Ready" contains some highly amusing dancing by Ray Bolger, plushy but tasteful sets by Donald Oenslager, bright music by Morgan Lewis, and a few interesting but mostly pointless skits, directed by Margaret Webster...