Artie Shaw book review mocks marriages in Variations on a Theme
The Lively Arts column critiques Artie Shaw's Variations on a Theme, calling the three stories a clever idea overblown and diluted. It notes Shaw's marriages and Evelyn Keyes as backdrop, praising writing craft but faulting character engagement and emotional reach.
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Artie Shaw
Fleet
Shawn
Evelyn Keyes
Artie
Evelyn
Spain
Shaw
Lakeville
Conn
Mr. Shaw
Lenox
Mrs. Shaw
Cinderella
Miss Keyes
Mary Poppins Special Effects Team Behind Disney Magic
Hollywood profiles the engineers of film illusion, Peter Ellenshaw Eustace Lycett and Hamilton Luske, who created the eye popping feats for Mary Poppins. They explain wire work, overscored animation, and the sodium process that merged live action with cartoon harmony.
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Holly Wood
Nana
Moses
Cecil B. DeMille
Red Sea
King Kong
Empire State Building
Fay Wray
San Francisco
Hollywood
Joe
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
Rex Harrson
Walt Disney
Mary F Poppins
Peter Ellenshaw
Eustace Lycett
Hamilton Luske
Julie Andrews
Dick van Dyke
Disney
Burbank
Julie
London
Dick van
Ellenshaw
Disney Pictures
Luske
UB Iwerks
Lus Ke
Movie Timetable Listings With Mixed Titles and Times
Capitol shows Mary Poppins at 1 00 PM 3 30 PM 6 00 PM 8 30 PM Palace screens My Blood Runs Cold 1 20 PM 5 00 PM 9 00 PM FBI Code 98 at 3 05 PM 6 50 PM Union Square presents Major Dundee 1 16 PM 5 00 PM 8 55 PM Code 7 Victim 5 at 3 30 PM 7 25 PM Berkshire Drive-in open weekends Pittsfield Drive-In Major Dundee 9 00 PM Code 7 Victim 5 7 30 PM
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Berkshire Drive-in
Pittsfield Drive-In
A Dangerous Learning Moment in a Bridge Hand
A bygone bridge player notes that a little learning can be dangerous. West led queen spades, East unblocked with king, South won three tricks and ruffed four clubs. After a sequence in red suits, declarer finessed diamonds. West held the king and collected the rest, scoring 200 points for a two-trick defeat.
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West
East
South
Declarer
Being Almost Right Is Not Good Enough
Bridge puzzle commentary notes ironic misplay by South and implied better play. It presents a dealer hand with spades 863, hearts A73, diamonds 974, clubs AK72 and discusses why passing is suggested. The reader is told to respond Pass despite awkwardness, with caveats about revealing a light hand.
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Dariher
Nederlands Dans Theater to Perform at the Pillow
Ted Shawn and John Christian prepare Jacob’s Pillow for the U S debut of the Netherlands Dance Theater for two weeks starting July 12. The company, praised by Time and critics, features Glen Tetley Benjamin Harkarvy John Butler and Hang van Manen with works shown in the U S for the first time. Norman Walker Cora Cahan and Christa Mertins join Vincent Warren AL Huang UCLA dancers and six Indian performers from St. John’s Indian School plus an annual statewide accordion contest in Chicopee with 1,500 students.
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U.S
Nederlands Dans Theater
Shawn
John Christian
Jacob’s Pillow
Christian
Europe
Clive Barnes
Netherlands Dance Theater
Time Magazine
Amsterdam
Glen Tetley
Benjamin Harkarvy
John Butler
Holland
Hang van Manen
Jacob's Pillow
Norman Walker
Cora Cahan
Guatemala
Christa Mertins
Vincent Warren
AL Huang
Ucla
St. John's Indian School of Laveen, Ariz
Everpe
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