On The Twentieth Century dazzles Broadway in roaring comeback
Norman Nadel reviews the Broadway opening of On The Twentieth Century at the St James Theater. The revival blends Hecht and MacArthur’s farce with Cy Coleman and Betty Comden Adolph Green’s score and star turns by John Cullum Madeline Kahn and Imogene Coca. The production boasts opulent sets by Robin Wagner lush 1930s costumes Florence Klotz and inventive direction by Harold Prince. The show fuses operatic parody with Broadway wit delivering a multifaceted, dazzling experience from overture to curtain.
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Charles MacArthur
New York Central
Chicago
Hecht
MacArthur
Charles Bruce Millholland
Hollywood
John Barrymore
Carole Lombard
Cy Cole
Betty Comden
Adolph Green
Rossini
John Cullum
Oscar Jaffee
John
Lionel Barrymore
Nelson Eddy
Groucho Marx
Madeline Kahn
Lily Garland
Mildred Plotka
Bronx
Oscar the
Lily
Mary Magdalene
Oberammergau
Oscar
Holy Land
Imogene Coca
Robin Wagner
Florence Klotz
Harold Prince
Met
Coleman
Willi Burke
Veronique
Jacques Brel
Miss Kahn
Elly Stone
Brel
Survey shows investors seek dividends over energy news
New York based survey of about 200000 GPU shareholders shows most investors prioritize dividend reliability over energy issues. Nearly 70000 responses reveal retirees rely on cash dividends, with many earning under 20000 annually. Most respondents are professionals or managers, and 42 percent hold GPU stock for current income while 49 percent seek income plus potential value gain.
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UPI
Securities and Exchange Commission
General Public Utilities
Parsippany
N.J
GPU
Jersey Central Power and Light
Jersey
Metropolitan Edison
Pennsylvania Electric Co
Pennsylvania
William Murray
GPA
SEC
Murray
Japan's economic model sparks U.S. reform suggestion
Former U.S. Ambassador James Hodgson argues that America should copy Japan's postwar strength through total commitment to growth and harmony between workers and management. He urges prioritizing human resources in industry and a healthier worker–economy relationship to boost the U.S. economy.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Japan
U.S
James Hodgson
Hodgson
American Enterprise Institute
Houdini’s Water Torture Cell Escape Record
The article notes Houdini’s famed Chinese Water Torture Cell escape performed first in Germany in 1912. He was submerged upside down in a water filled tank with ankles bound and reportedly freed in two minutes and one second.
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Harry Houdini
Houdini
Germany
James At 16 TV Episode Delights Alcoholic Teens
LA preview of NBC's James At 16 drew cheers from teenage recovering alcoholics at 20th Century Fox. Lance Kerwin stars as James with Rosanna Arquette. the show airs March 16. Audience praised realism, asked for a cassette of the program for AA groups.
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Los Angeles
APD
James
NBC
20Th Century Fox
Alcoholics Anonymous
Lance Kerwin
Karen
Western wild horses offered to public through Adopt a Horse
The Bureau of Land Management Eastern States Office promotes the Adopt a Horse program to eastern audiences. BLM manages over 63,000 wild horses on western rangeland and periodically rounds up excess animals for private adoption to help preserve habitat and forage. For fact sheets or program details, contact the Eastern States Office in Silver Spring, Maryland.
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Bureau of Land Management
BLM
Bureau
Eastern States
Mississippi River
Office of Public Affairs
Eastern Avenue
Silver Spring
Maryland
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