Richard Rodgers story told by Ewen biography review
Ewen situates the history of the American musical stage since 1925 around Richard Rodgers. The piece traces Rodgers early piano talent, theatre passion, and the high point of partnerships with Hart and Hammerstein, noting the book's uncritical success and neglect of Rodgers' inner life.
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Ewen
George Gershwin
Irving Berlin
Arturo Toscanni
Jerome Kern
Franz Haydn
Johann Stauss
Richard Rodgers
Rodgers
Lorenz Mart
Hart
Hollywood
Jupiter
Oscar Hammerstein II
Hammerstein
Pal Joey
Best Sellers Listing From Hawaii to Costain
Current Best Sellers show titles by Drury to Costain including The War Lover by Hershey Dear and Glorious Physician Lederer The Darkness and the Dawn Costain Nonfiction Act One Hart This Is My God Work Status Seekers Packard Folk Medicine Jarvis The Armada and attingly.
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Hart
God
Jarvis
Attingly
The Stature of Man by Colin Wilson
Colin Wilson argues modern writers create unheroic heroes while praising man's capacity for greatness. He rejects despair in favor of a balance between godlike potential and human frailty, contrasting with Faulkner Dos Passos Braine and playwrights O Neill Miller and Osborne. Not much food for thought here.
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Wilson
Faulkner
Amus
Dos Passos
Braine
And Everything Nice By Vance Hyde
Mrs Hyde, mother of three girls, presents a manual for bringing up daughters. Her method is a little too survey oriented.
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Vance Hyde
Photographer Kehoe Expands Spanish Bullfighting Study
Brooklyn born makeup artist Vincent J R Kehoe details his photography driven study of Spain's fiesta nacional. After a 16mm and color film project he amassed 12 000 feet of color film and 5 000 photographs to produce Afficionado a pictorial encyclopedia. He plans a second volume after returning to Spain.
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Irving Delfor
Vincent J R Kehoe
Hastings House
Kehoe
Spain
Big Joo
Columbia University
New York City
Matador
Manolo Vasques
Vincent Kehoe
Vienna Philharmonic Festival album review by Mulligan
AP News features writer Hugh Mulligan discusses the Vienna Philharmonic's heritage and performance under Herbert von Karajan on a three disc RCA Victor album Vienna Philharmonic Festival. The piece praises the orchestra as Vienna's cultural emblem and highlights the world tour that accompanied the release.
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Hugh Mulligan
Vienna
Hapsburgs
Mozart
Haydn
Beethoven
Schubert
Brahms
Danube
Vienna Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan
The
Philharmonic
von Karajan
Toscanini
Strauss
Philharmonic Festival
Victor Soria
von Sarafan
Fernanda Montel Praises American Men In Interview
French singer Fernanda Montel praises American men for their posture and athletic roots, noting a stark contrast with French men. She recalls influences from Algeria and Spain, details her marriages, and shares a humorous swearing jar habit funded by a salary-rich Madrid engagement.
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New York
Fernanda Montel
Fernanda
Oran
Algeria
Paolo Castromonte
Brazil
Lisbon
Maria
Madrid
Charles de Gaulle
Monet
Goya
el Greco
Picasso
Beulah
Fernandes Montel
New York Park Avenue
Two-Trailer Rigs To Get Pike Test
Ohio Turnpike motorists will begin a six month test of 100 foot two-trailer rigs on the turnpike from Brecksville to Chicago via Indiana and the Calumet byway. Motor Cargo, Inc. demonstrated one unit on the turnpike Tuesday as the test starts January 15.
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Cleveland
Ohio Turnpike
Brecksville
Chicago
Motor Cargo, Inc
Ohio
Indiana
Calumet Byway
U S Military Nerves Bad Budget Seek Tranquilizers
The Army Navy Air Force Journal reports President Eisenhower’s 1961 military budget will include more than one million dollars for tranquilizers. The piece notes widespread use of tranquilizers within the armed forces as a sign of stress.
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Washington
Army — Navy
Air Force Journal
Eisenhower
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