Strength of directors shines in three Lawrence films
The Lawrence audience sees a director-driven trend in Love and Death by Woody Allen A Brief Vacation by Vittorio de Sica and The Wind and the Lion by John Milius Each film highlights a distinct voice Allen de Sica and Milius while balancing spectacle with strong authorial vision.
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Lawrence
Woody Allen
Vittorio de Sica
John Milius
de Sica
Clara
Milius
Morocco
Teddy Roosevelt
Mills
Sean Connery
Raisuli
Teddy
Brian Keith
Richard Nixon
Book on IBM and the Sun Never Sets on IBM
Nancy Foy chronicles IBM’s rise to world leadership through aggressive sales power and long training. The book portrays IBM as built by salesmen who sustain growth with high pay, steady work, and promises kept, contributing to a global faith in the company. It notes IBM’s absence of strikes and its approach to employee relations.
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IBM
Nancy Foy
William Morrow & Co
Miss Foy
IBM practice of open doors and penalties for executives explored
The article reviews IBM's internal discipline and management culture including open door policy, the Penalty Box for isolated blunders, and aggressive global transfers. It notes the firm’s wealth and anti-trust constraints, argues breaking up the company would be a mistake, and praises the focus on talented people over luck in computer design.
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IBM
Miss Foy
Lawrence Arts and University Shows Fill Weekend Calendar
The Lawrence area arts calendar lists events at the Lawrence Arts Center University Theatre KU Memorial Carillon and multiple galleries. Highlights include The Dragon of Tungtsing and Nyfim the Sprite by Seem-to-Be Players, Oklahoma at University Theatre, and carillon concerts by Albert Gerken.
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Nyfim the Sprite
Lawrence Arts Center
University Theatre
Albert Gerken
Kansas University Carillon
KU Memorial Carillon
KU Grad Wins Female Lead in La Perichole Opera
Carol Wilcox a 1968 KU graduate will star as Perichole with Walter Hook as Pacquillo in the Kansas City Lyric Theater Company production of La Perichole. Performances are October 7, 9, 11, 15 and 17. Other cast includes Robert Owen Jones as Count Panatellas and Jack Eddleman, J B Davis, and David Kelly in supporting roles.
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Kansas University
Kansas City Lyric Theater Company
Ms. Wilcox
Metropolitan Opera
Perichole
Jacques Offenbach
Walter Hook
Pacquillo
Hook
Robert Owen Jones
Lyric
Count Panatellas
Jack Eddleman
Don Andres
Viceroy
J.B. Davis
Don Pedro
David Kelly
Summer Youth Theater keeps 50 youths busy in Lawrence
Director Jeanne Averill guides about 50 students in the Lawrence Arts Center summer program. They rehearse six to seven nights weekly for You Cant Take It With You and build sets, costumes, and props with grants and donations. The group also studies improvisation movement and grease paint as renovations lag.
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Lawrence Arts Center
Jeanne Averill
Ms. Averill
Kansas Arts Commission
Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department
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