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Resume of World's Important
Events Told in Briet
The directors of the Home telephone
company of Portland, Or., refuse to
sell their plant to the municipality.
Thousands of Orangemen and Un
ionists held demonstrations^ in Belfast
and burned a copy of the home rule
The English house of commons
passed the home rule bill and the
house of lords passed it on first read
A railroad clerk in St. Louis forgot
an appointment to meet an attorney to
claim his half of a $125,000 estate left
by his father.
The board of directors of the South
ern Pacific Railroad of Mexico have
resigned as a step in the dissolution of
the railroad merger.
Mrs. Warren S. Thummel, Pro
gressive delegate to the national con
vention last fall, died on her way to
Honolulu on a vacation trip.
A Georgia, man has written to Post
master General Hitchcock asking for
full instructions regarding the send
ing of babies by parcels post.
The'fortifications bill in congress
proposes to limit the price of powder
for big guns, which is taken as a di
rect blow at the powder trust.
A delegation of Minnesota Indians
will visit the president to inquire
about money alleged to be due them
and which they claim is being with
More than 200,000 workers of dif
ferent trades are on strike in New
York City. The writers on Jewish
newspapers are the latest addition to
their ranks.
A Portland councilman avers that
wayward youths should have their
heads knocked off, to keep them from
becoming drug fiends and drunkards at
the age of 18.
Because he married beneath his sta
tion, the Grand Duke Michael, of Rus
sia, has been stripped of his rank by
his brother, the czar, and all his prop
erty placed in the hands of a guard
News that the Elks lodge of Roches
ter, New York, had abandoned plans
for the grand lodge of 1913 have led
the Portland, Or., lodge to take steps
to secure the convention a second
The railway merger begins its disso
lution by electing new directors for
the Southern Pacific.
Wilson says he will form his cabi
net from the progressive element of
the Democratic party.
President Taft has abandoned his
plan for a world peace tour and will
take up his duties as profsesor of law
at Yale.
The Treasury department plans a re
organization of the customs service,
under which many employes will be
dispensed with.
Wheat—Bluestem, 88c bushel; for
ty-fold, 84c; club, 83c; Fife, 80c;
red Russian, 81c.
Oats—s26 per ton.
Barley—s26 er ton.
Yellow corn—Sacked, $29 per ton;
mixed, sacked, $28.50.
Millstuffs — Bran, $24 per ton;
shorts, $27; middlings, $34; alfalfa,
meal, $22; oil meal, $40; scratch,
Hay—Eastern Washington timothy,
$19(a20 per ton; wheat hay, $18; al
falfa, $13(ff14; mixed hay, [email protected];
straw, $9(ul0.
The following prices are offered to
the producer by the local dealers for
delivery in round lots, f. o. b. Seattle:
Eggs—Select ranch, 30c dozen.
Poultry—Live hens, [email protected] pound;
old roosters, 10c; this year's chickens,
16(rtl8c ducklings, 18c; squabs, $3
per doz.; guinea fowl, live, [email protected]
Ranch butter— [email protected] pound.
Fresh Fruits—Apples, new, [email protected]
$1.50 box; cranberries, $11(311.50
barrel; pears, fancy Eastern Wash
ington, [email protected] box; pineapples,
$5 crate; pomegranates, $1.75(g2
box; honey, new, [email protected] case.
Dressed beef—Prime beef steers,
12(«12Jc pound; dressed cows, 11 Jc;
heifers, Nos. 1 and 2, 12c
Dressed veal—l4c pound.
Dressed pork—l2c pound.
Dressed mutton —Ewes, 10c"pound;
wethers, lie; spring lamb, [email protected]
Vegetables — Almonds, [email protected]
pound; artichokes, $1.50<g1.60 doz
en; beets, $1 sack; bell peppers, 10c
pound; Brussels sprouts, 10c; cab
bage, ljc; carrots, [email protected]$l sack;
cauliflower, $2.50 crate; eggplant, 7
<ffßc pound; garlic, 8<al0c; horse
radish, [email protected]; lettuce, head, hothouse
[email protected] box; California, $2.50 case;
onions, California, $1(51.20 sack':
Fanno, $1.50; green, 30c dozen; Ore
gon, $1.25 sack; parsley, 30c dozen;
potatoes, on track, [email protected] ton;
sweet, California, [email protected] pound;
Hubbard squash, $1.75(a2; tomatoes,
fancy, 4-basket, $1.50 box; Mexican
lugs, $2.50; 4-basket, $2; hothouse,
[email protected] box; turnips, new, [email protected] 25
sack; yellow, $1.25; walnuts, [email protected]
18c pound.
One Miner Killed for Every 183,000
Tons Produced.
Washngton, D. C—One miner's life
is snuffed out with every 183,000 tons
of coal mined in the United States.
In 1907, when the Federal bureau of
mines was beginning its work, this
ratio was greater. Then one life was
given with every 144,000 tons. Dr.
Joseph A. Holmes, director of the
United States bureau of mines, in his
annual report to Secretary Fisher, at
tributes the decrease in mortality to
the Federal government's work in the
mining fields, and points out how the
enormous death list may be still fur
ther reduced.
The death rate in the metal mines
of the country is nearly as high, he
declares, as in the coal fields, averag
ing more that three men per thousand
employed; the death rate in the quar
ries is larger than it should be, aver
aging far more than that in foreign
countries; and the same is true in
metallurgical plants. He recommends,
therefore, that money be given the
bureau to carry its mine-accident in
vestigation into these other fields in
larger measure than the limited ap
propriations so far granted have al
The enormous annual loss in mining
and preparing coal for market, the
huge waste of natural gas, as well as
lack of efficiency and waste in the
metal mining industries, are men
tioned by Dr. Holmes. This extrava
gance of natural resources, he asserts,
should be checked.
"Pioneer educational work, tempor
ary in character," is the way in which
the director refers to the mine rescue
and first-aid work among the more
than 700,000 miners in the 15,000
mines of the country. Ultimately this
must be taken care of, he says, by the
coal mining companies through the
training and organization of miners at
each of the larger mines or groups of
mines. He says that already several
companies maintain rescue stations at
their own expense. The chief purpose
of the bureau of mines is to train
miners in first aid, mine rescue and
fire-fighting methods; and he "adds
that "during the year more than 30,
--000 miners have attended the lectures
and demonstrations given from the
mine-safety cars; more than 1000 ad
ditional miners received training suffi
cient to enable them to participate in
actual mine rescue work and more
than twice that number have been
added to the list of miners trained in
first-aid practice."
Health conditions in and about
mines should be investigated, in the
opinion of Dr. Holmes. Preliminary
inquiries, he says, "have indicated the
prevalence of tuberculosis and the
presence of hookworm as miners' dis
eases in several different localities in
the United States. It is important
that this work should be extended rap
idly, because of the .fact that the
health conditions as well as the risk of
accidents, may be influenced by con
ditions susceptible of easy improve
"The large and continual influx of
foreigners into the mining regions of
the United States may bring to an in
creasing extent the hookworm and
other diseases that exist in mines in
parts of certain European countries.
Various questions that concern the
health of workers in mines, quarries
and metallurgical plants cannot be an
swered finally without investigations
and inquiries that are national in
scope. Among such questions are the
most efficient methods of preventing
the diseases peculiar to mining and
metallurgical industries, and the most
effective sanitary precautions to be
observed in and about mines and in
the various metallurgical occupa
The director dwells upon the neces
sity of trying to prevent explosions
rather than check them after they are
started. In this connection he calls
attention to the fact that there has
been a "revolution in the use of explo
sives in coal mining," and the work of
the bureau "in investigating explo
sives has alone a value far greater
than the entire cost of maintaining
the bureau since its establishment."
Plans* to Raise Wages.
Washington, D. C. — The metal
schedule of the traiff law again was
under fire before the house committee
on ways and means. Several steel
manufacturing interests contended for
retention of the present duties. S. P.
Ker, president of the Sharon, Pa.,
Steel Hoop company, advocated chang
es in the phraseology of the law to
prevent importers from taking advan
tage of its terms. Mr. Ker told of
plans now under way to advance the
wages of its common laborers, artisans
and mechanics 10 per cent February 1.
Archbald to Resume Law.
Philadelphia—Ex-Judge Archbald,
who was stripped of his office as Dis
trict court judge of the United States
by the United States senate, left for
his home in Scranton, Pa. The ex
judge declined to be interviewed, but
his son spoke for him. "My father's
conscience is clear. He is going home
to practice law. My father has been
a courteous, diligent and good judge.
Perhaps his kindness of heart accounts
for many of his difficulties."
Indian Inquiry Advised.
Washington, D. C.—An investiga
tion of the affairs of the Crow Indians
of Montana by the Department of jus
tice will be recommended to the senate
by the senate committee on Indian
affairs. Secretary of the Interior
Fisher said he would furnish any
records or assistance necessary to the
Government Will Try to Re
cover Many Millions.
California Oil Companies and In
dividuals Object to Attack-
Lands Are Beld Illegally.
Washinton, D. C. — A suit which
will test the title of hundreds of thou
sands of acres of oil lands in the West,
with values running into the millions,
will be filed at Los Angeles, Cal., by
the Federal government in a few days.
Assistant Attorney-General Knaebel
instructed United States Attorney Mc-
Cormick at Los Angeles to begin pro
ceedings against all claimants to 160
acres of oil lands in Southern Califor
nia, said to be worth $5000 an acre.
Other suits will follow, all of them
testing the legality of the extensive
oil land withdrawal made by President
Taft, September 27, 1909, when ques
tions were raised as to the president's
power to make the withdrawal.
Not only will the government ask
the court to declare valid its title to
the land, but it also will seek recover
ies for all the oil which is said to have
been withdrawn, the exact quantity of
which must be developed by the suit.
The proceedings in Los Angeles, it is
understood, will be directed against
all those who have claimed or still
claim title to the land, those who have
extracted the oil and those who have
purchased it.
The Interior department has refused
to grant patents on any of the lands.
There are said to be many conflicting
claims among the persons who base
their contentions upon placer mining
An agreement, the terms of which
are said to be secret, is declared to
have been entered into in May, 1911,
purporting to settle the conflicting
claims by which the Maricopa North
ern Oil company, National Pacific Oil
company, Midway Northern Oil com
pany received full possession of the
whole tract, a quarter section of land
in Kern county, California, with rights
to develop the land and extract the
oil. These companies are said to be
in possession of the land.
Large quantities of oil are alleged
to have been sold or otherwise distrib
uted to the Standard Oil company and
Tarr & McComb, Inc.
The claims to the lands are illegal
and the extraction of the oil was
wrong, according to the government.
Banker Schiff Declares Laws of Na-
ture Are Sufficient.
Washington, D. C. —Liberty of in
dividuals to concentrate money and
power to the limit of their ability was
advocated before the house money
trust investigation committee by
Jacob H. Schiff, of the firm of Kuhn,
Loeb & Co.
Mr. Schiff declared individuals
should be allowed to exert their ut-
Farm Bill Moves Ahead.
Washington, D. C. — The Lever-
Smith agricultural extension bill,
which already has passed the house
and received the approval of the sen
ate committee on agriculture, was
taken up for consideration by the sen
ate. The measure got through the
first parliamentary stages, when it
was withdrawn by Senator Hoke
Smith that the senate might go into
executive session. Senator Page, of
Vermont, who drafted the vocational
education bill, offered his measure as
a substitute for the bill.
Captives Burned Alive.
Lisbon, Portugal—An insurrection
has broken out in Angola, Portuguesse
West Africa, and dispatches received
relate that the natives have committed
many atrocities. They raided settle
ments, killing the inhabitants and pil
laging property. Several European
women were carried off by the insurg
ents and four men captives were burn
ed alive. The governor of the col
ony has sent an expedition to suppress
the insurrection.
most efforts to concentrate fortunes
and power until the laws of nature
caused the attempted monopoly to
"fall of its own weight." He op
oosed however, concentration through
Corporation and holding companies.
He would not say whether concentra
tion had yet reached the point where
it was dangerous.
Before the same committee appeared
George W. Reynolds, president of the
Continental & Commercial National
bank, of Chicago, who said he knew of
the "trend toward concentration of
money credits," and that he thought
it a dangerous thing.
"I am opposed to the concentration
of any sort of power," he said. "I
believe that concentration to the point
it has already gone is a menace. In
saying that Ido not wish to sit in
judgment on the men who hold the
Mr. Reynolds said he was opposed to
the principle of interlocking directors.
Mr. Schiff took the view that depos
itors in banks were protected suffi
ciently under the present law, if
administered by and kept up to the
teachings of experience." He thought
there was no objection to one bank
selling securities to another bank
which it owned, because, "prudence"
would prevent officers of a bank from
accepting too much doubtful security,
and that no further law was neces
"Too much law," he said, "can
crush the life out of a bank."
"I believe in individual freedom,"
he said. "If an individual goes too
far, the laws of nature would inter
fere. The first great attempt at mon
opoly was the tower of Babel. That
fell of its own weight. Every indi
vidual monopoly would do the same
when it reached that point."
"Have you ever thought what would
happen while such a monopoly was
growing and whent it had fallen of its
own weight?"
"No, I never thought of that," an
swered Mr. Schiff.
Poincare Is Chosen After Stormy
Session by Assembly.
Versailles, France—Raymond Nich
olas Landry Poincare, for the last 12
months premier of the French cabinet,
was elected president of the Republic
of France, by the national assembly,
composed of the members of both
chambers of parliament, to succeed
President Armand Fallieres, whose
seven-year term expires February 18.
Great confusion, out of which arose
two challenges to duels, marked the
casting of the ballots.
Premier Poincare's selection for the
presidency of France, although made
by parliament, as required by the con
stitution, is regarded as representing
as well the popular will of the nation.
Jules Pams, minister of agriculture,
was Poincare's nearest competitor.
The final ballot stood: Raymond
Poincare, 483; Jules Pams, 296; Ma
rie Edouard Valliant, 69.
Poincare's first words on receiving
notification of his election were: "I
shall try to show myself worthy of the
confidence of the national assembly. I
shall forget without effort the strug
gles of yesterday and even the in
juries. Be convinced that I shall seek
in everything and at all times to be an
impartial administrator."
Castro Applies for Bail.
New York—Another application for
the release of Cipriano Castro under
bonds pending final decision as to his
right to enter the United States was
made recently before the Federal dis
trict court. The renewal of this mo
tion was made because the Venezuelan
case is now before the Department of
commerce and labor on an appeal from
the decision of the local immigration
authorities ordering his deportation.
Federal Judge Holt reserved decision.
It is believed Castro intends to fight
his case indefinitely.
Cruelty Bar to Marriage.
Sacramento—"lf a man beats one
wife he shall never have another," if
Senator Hans, of Fruitvale, has his
way. Senator Hana introduced a bill
in the state legislature providing that
when a man is divorced for cruelty
and it is shown that he kicked, beat,
struck, whipped or otherwise by force
treated his wife cruelly, the judge
shall adjudge him a wife-beater and
he shall be prohibited from remarry
ing in this state. j
A Brief Resume of Proceedings of the People's Representatives
at the State Capital, Bills Introduced, Passed, Rejected, Etc.
All Patronage Divided Among Re
publicans and Democrats.
Olympia — The Republican-Demo
cratic combine, which has run so
effectively the house of representa
tives here since the 13th session of
the legislature began, handed two
more stiff solar plexus jolts to the
Progressives by gobbling up all the
house patronage and important com
mittee assignments. Progressives got
what was left, which consisted of a
few unimportant committee chairman
ships and no patronage.
Everywhere the Bull Moosers signed
petitions asking for the appointment
of certain committee clerks or other
help of their choice, they were en
tirely ignored. In Spokane county,
where seven out of eight of the house
delegation asked for the appointment
of a young man of their district as
committee clerk, the request was not
considered because the delegation
members were Progressives.
In the committee assignments made
by Speaker Taylor, Bull Moosers with
28 representatives in the house got
eight unimportant chairmanships. Re
publicans, with 50 members, got 38
chairmanships, including all the more
important ones. Democrats, with 18
members, got 11 chairmanships. This
line-up brought much dissatisfaction
in Progressive circles.
The house employes were selected
by a patronage committee appointed
by Speaker Taylor. When the names
were read and it dawned on the Pro
gressives that they had been entirely
ignored, they stormed the house with
protests, which were only hushed when
Speaker Taylor told them they could
not expect consideration, because
"they were on the wrong side of the
Representative Neumann, of Spo
kane, a Progressive, protested when
the names of employes were read and
the choice of his delegation was not
among them.
"Why is it," asked Neumann, "that
when our entire delegation asks for
the appointment of one committee
clerk out of about 20 the request is
Representative Sims, a member of
the committee, answered that the ma
jority rules in the legislature and that
the candidate offered by Spokane
county was not with the majority.
"Is it for political reasons?" asked
Representative Earle, of King county.
"There's no use beating around the
bush about this," interrupted Speaker
Taylor. "I will tell you right out that
you are on the wrong side of the fence.
That's clear, isn't it?"
That stopped the debate and the re
port of the committee was adopted
with only Bull Moosers voting against.
There are only two women employes
in the number.
The house passed by unanimous vote
a joint memorial asking President
elect Wilson to appoint a Northwest
ern man secretary of the interior. The
memorial asks that a man be appoint
ed who has lived in this section long
enough to be acquainted with condi
tions. The same resolutions was
passed by the senate.
Following a joint session, the senate
entered upon a discussion of the posi
tion of state printer, and the house
was declared by Speaker Taylor to be
ready for the introduction of bills.
The announcement brought a shower
of 17 bills, for the most part of a
freakish or radical nature. Included
in the list were the following:
A bill repealing an act to require
Superior Court judges to wear gowns,
introduced by Representative Cham
A bill providing a pension for school
teachers who have served 30 years or
more, introduced by Representative
A bill prohibiting a holder of a pub
lic office from campaigning for another
office, introduced by Representative
A bill known as a "home rule" bill,
giving cities the right to create re
stricted districts if desired, introduced
by Representative Gray, of Spokane.
A bill to require collection agencies
to furnish $5000 bond to the state.
A bill making it impossible for
aliens who cannot become citizens of
the United States to own land in
The first bill to be introduced was a
women's minimum wage measure, by
Mrs. N. Jolin Croake, of Tacoma.
A bill was introduced by Represent
ative Halsey providing for an appropri
ation for the purchase of the Wash
ington half of the Snake River bridge
at Lewiston.
By unanimous vote the house cre
ated two standing committees, one on
industrial insurance and the other on
township organization.
Lister Is Inaugurated.
Olympia—Amid applause from thou
sands of people from various parts of
the state, including members of both
branches of the legislature, Ernest
Lister, of Tacoma, was inaugurated
governor of Washington. The change
in administration from Republican to
Democratic was heralded by lively ju
bilation. The inaugural ceremony was
most simple. People began to pour
into the city, from every direction
early in the morning to attend the
inaugural ceremony.
STATE LEGISLATURE OPENj
Tacoma Woman First to Speak oi
Floor of House.
Olympia—Republicans and Demo.
crats went down the line together
Monday at the opening of the I3t),
session of the Washington legislature,
electing their full caucus slate and
organizing both branches according to
their own desires.
Progressives, with a slate of their
own, contested every inch of the way,
but could not muster up enough votej
to carry out a single caucus scheme.
They held together almost to a unit,
and upon a few issues mustered u»
straggling Republican and Democratic
jHoward D. Taylor, of King county,
was re-elected speaker of the house,
and Pliny L. Allen, also of King couj.
ty, was elected president pro tern of
the senate. William T. Laube wai
re-elected secretary of the senate, and
W. R. Mayberry, chief clerk of the
The task of organizing the senatt
was comparatively easy, the only real
opposition being on the position of
president pro tern. The majority of
other appointments were made by ac
clamation. In the house, on the con
trary, there was trouble from the
Speaker Taylor was nominated by
E. E. Halsey, of Asotin county, and
the nomination was seconded by half a
dozen Republicans and Democrats.
Thomas J. Corkery, Progressive, of
Spokane county, was nominated by
D. H. Rowland, of Pierce county, and
the nomination seconded by Mrs. N.
Jolidon Croake, of Tacoma.
Mrs. Croake secured the honor of
being the first woman ever to speak
on the floor of the house as a member.
She declared that Mr. Corkery was
the proper man for the speakership,
and urged all to support him. C. W,
Masterson nominated Senator C. E.
Turnbow, of Walla Walla.
The vote for speaker was: Taylor,
60; Corkery, 28; Turnbow, 2. De
feated in the first skirmish, the Bull
Moosers lined *up for a contest on the
chief clerkship, and in the fight that
followed made their best showing of
the day. They nominated W. W.
Phi Hips, and the Republicans and
Democrats got behind Mr. Mayberry.
The vote was tied on three ballots.
On the fourth Mayberry won by two
votes. William Price, of Kittitas
county, was elected sergeant-at-arms.
The senate session was opened by
William Laube and the new members
were sworn in by Chief Justice Crow.
With the opening of nominations for
president pro tern, Senator Josiah
Collins, of King county, got the floor
and nominated Senator Allen. A doz
en or more arose to second the nomi
nation. * Senator George Shefer, of
Spokane, nominated R. A. Hutchin
son, a Progressive of Spokane, and
seconds were made by several from
various parts of the state. The vote
stood 7 to 13 in favor of Senator Al
len. Upon motion of Senator Hutch
inson it was made unanimous.
Mr. Allen, upon being escorted to
the front by a committee, made a
short speech, in which he urged the
senate to. forget party lines and work
for the best interests of the state. He
urged the elimination of personalities
during the session.
Mr. Laube was re-elected secretary
by acclamation after he was nominat
ed by F. C. Jackson, of King county.
John D. Logan was appointed ser
geant-at-arms and Edward Jorgeson
bill clerk.
The first woman to be given the po
sition of postmistress in the senate in
the history of that body was Mrs.
Rose McCrosky, of Palouse, who was
elected postmistress by acclamation.
George U. Piper, of King county,
introduced the first bill in the senate,
a bill calling for a $90,000 appropri
ation for the expense of the legisla
ture during the session. The bill was
read and referred to the committee of
the whole into which the senate re
solved itself. It was indorsed and
sent back to the senate and passed
with only two dissenting votes. It
went to the house and was passed by
unanimous vote.
Begin Fourth of July Plans.
Walla Walla—Though winter is just
getting well started here agitation for
a 4th of July celebration is on. J. £
Hawkins is the early worm this year,
as hew as last year when a successful
two-days' celebration was held. This
year it is Mr. Hawkins' idea to pet
the money pledged and raised early,
and then about May 1 the committee
are to get busy. The two months for
the committees will not be too much,
he believes. Mr. Hawkins is agitat
ing the celebration and a meeting of
some kind will probably be called soon.
Reclamation Men on Skees.
North Yakima—Snow is 6 feet deep
at the camp of the United States rec
lamation service at the dam at Bump
ing lake, and is 22 feet deep on the
summit of the Cascades in Naches
pass and Bear gap, according to a re
port made by Jack Nelson, watchman
for the reclamation service at Bump
ing lake. All travel there is on skees,
as the snow is too light for snowshoes.
Good Ice Crop at Elberton.
Elberton — The ice harvest is the
best it has been for years. The ice is
between 10 and 12 inches thick. J-
M. Bodine has a contract for 15 cars
and is shipping to Endicott, Garfield.
LaCrosse and Washtucna.
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Yesterday Domino Records brought you its playlist for a Monday morning commute. Now you need something to survive the rush hour, right? Well, here's a hometime playlist and some words from the label:
Our second commute-themed playlist is the sound of celebration, rejoicing in the fact that another day of work is over, and the options of bed or a bar are suddenly available. Animal Collective at their most triumphant-sounding and the Feelies' comforting brand of "things are gonna be OK" pop figure alongside the propulsive racket of Caribou and the Fall. Put on your headphones and the let the music take you to a better place."

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International Friendlies – 5 things we learnt
For all of the hot air that surrounds the "unnecessary" non-competitive international breaks, there is far more we are able to garner when coaches use these occasions properly. Below are a few points regarding the few things the England and Italy coaches may have learnt on Wednesday evening.
Denmark v England
Jack Wilshere, perhaps, it was completely obvious to most fans of the Premier League that this young lad had what it takes to make it at the top level. Given his first start by Fabio Capello, he was able to help Frank Lampard provide balance to a 2-man midfield for the first time since Owen Hargreaves' cameo for the England team.
Wilshere was asked by Capello to shield the back four. A job he did well, offering the defenders an easy option out of the back line – even if Glen Johnson was often reluctant to take it – and able to turn and bring the ball forward. This allowed Lampard to make his trademark late runs into the box, and the wide players were allowed to stay there. Lampard was also willing to let Wilshere roam forward, providing cover on the occasions he did so. None of this is particularly ground breaking, but fans should heed the words of his Arsenal team mate, Nicklas Bendtner, who warned that he should be allowed time to grow into the team and not be cast away when he makes his first mistake.
Darren Bent had a terrific game, consistently playing on the shoulder of the last man, stretching the pitch and causing the defence to drop. He was found marginally offside on numerous occasions, but this didn't cause too much concern as his positions allowed the midfielders to find time and space to look for the correct passes. His running dovetailed well with Rooney's deeper forays, and his movement in the box was superb.
Remember the name, Christian Eriksen. A player who I had seen glimpses of for Ajax, Denmark's brightest young star, he had a very composed game playing just off the striker playing some wonderfully weighted probing passes to play in the midfield runners. There had been much hype before the game and he delivered a fitting performance, his deliveries were stunning at times and bags himself an assist for Agger's goal.
Germany v Italy
Fiorentina's Ricardo Montolivo had a poor game by all accounts, a player who is still the most suitable candidate to replace Andrea Pirlo. Against Germany Montolivo looked very tense and nervous – though the game was by no means the relaxed affair being enjoyed elsewhere – and gave the ball away far too often. He must look after the ball better in future, he often looked to go wide with his passes which is perhaps indicative of the kind of game he plays at club level. There is still a great deal of debate over how he can best fit into the setup. Playing him in a tight midfield 3 appears to restrict his game and with wingers few and far between at International level for Italy, a move to a 4-3-3 formation seems unlikely.
It was a performance which brought back memories of Italy's final group game at the 2010 World Cup. Montolivo plugged away fruitlessly, never really able to grab the game by it's balls. Then, a still injured, Andrea Pirlo was introduced who showed everyone how it was supposed to be done. Alberto Aquilani came on in the second half and showed some superb touches and vision. One moment sticks out where in the last 10 minutes he receives the ball 40 yards out from the Italian goal under pressure, turns out of it, takes another touch before lofting the ball into the strikers path for a shot on goal.
The Italian squad is lacking in quality full backs, Italy's best centre back playing as a left back is enough evidence to justify this statement. The best Italian full backs around right now are both at Palermo. Balzaretti was unavailable due to injury, but his right sided partner in crime, Mattia Cassani, gave a good account of himself on the right side of defence.
Cassani was regularly bursting down the right flank, offering support to the attack and an out ball from the packed central midfield area. It also dawned on me that he could be arriving on the scene at a similar period in his career to when Fabio Grosso did before having a very good World Cup, but that's superstitious coincidence.
A few other things to note from the Italian game were that without Cassano there's no party, he worked tirelessly to create chances for Pazzini and looked very good dropping wide, despite the scoreless first half. Also, Thiago Motta's first game as an Italian was fairly indifferent. It is too early to judge properly how useful he may be to the Azzurri, but traditionally Brazilians haven't tended to do as well as Argentine Oriundi.
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Kitchen Renovation: Lightening and Brightening
When we bought our house a few months ago, there were a few cosmetic changes we knew we'd be making right away. Painting and replacing the floors were the first order of business so that we could move in, and then all other upgrades would happen while we unpacked and settled.
The heart of any home is the kitchen and our kitchen is small, but it pulses with love nonetheless. After living with an apartment galley kitchen for years, it's not like we're used to something huge. In fact, with a pantry that holds a ton of food and a few extra cabinets and drawers than we had before, this small kitchen is ever-so-slightly more spacious.
The cabinets—while nothing special—were in pretty good shape. We didn't have room in the budget to replace them anyway, but we wanted to freshen them up and refinish them in white. Now, just slapping some paint on cabinets can ruin them, so this was a risky undertaking. But I found a good YouTube tutorial and we followed it to the letter, save painting the insides. We also chose to prime the cabinets before painting. The quality of the paint is non-negotiable as is the time spent sanding and prepping. I think we spent about $100-$150 for paint, good rollers and brushes, a small electric sander, etc. It took a few weeks to do it in stages, but we're happy with the result.
We also wanted to get rid of the ugly countertops, cheap sink, and rickety fixtures. Originally we thought we'd get granite tops, but ultimately decided that the cost wasn't justified as it would eat up too much of our budget. We found one of two people in the Austin area that install laminate and perused his hundreds of samples, knowing that we wanted something black. A swirl of holographic ocean colors makes the dark counter pop and we like that we don't have to treat the counter with kid gloves. We widened the area on the upper ledge so I could showcase my gorgeous, but seldomly used KitchenAid mixer and other space-hogging items.
We spent about $1,000 on the counters and installation, which included putting in our new sink and faucet. I made sure to order those in advance and had them ready on the big day. We wanted an industrial style chrome faucet and chose a Ruvati for their good reputation and moderate pricing. Industrial spray faucets can range from crazy expensive to dirt cheap. We landed somewhere in the middle with one normally priced at $280 and found it on Amazon for $175. Score! Kevin completed the job in one day and was simply fantastic.
The sink was a topic of discussion for awhile, as we went back and forth debating between stainless steel or something else. I spent hours and hours pouring over sinks online. I was hoping to get:
– Something with one hole so we didn't have to deal with plugs
– A standard size sink that looks enormous and deep
– A single (rather than a split) basin that wasn't likely to scratch, stain, burn, or crack.
In the end we went with white composite for its durability, affordability, and modern look. I cannot tell you how many people have complimented this sink that we bought for $203.
One of the areas we were most eager to see improved was the cheap laminate floor which was destroyed with concrete stain from our earlier construction. We opted for a light gray tile. In hindsight, we probably picked something too inexpensive (something like .49 a piece) so we'll see how it holds up. So far we know that it gets dirty pretty easily but also mops up easily. The mounting labor costs as well as the grout and mortar were why we skimped in this area. Also, I should mention that hiring someone who worked "cheap" was fraught with timing issues, unprofessionalism, and frankly, just not worth it. So lesson learned there. But this person (who I won't name) also installed tile in our bathrooms, as well as new toilets, and baseboards in the entire house. So indeed, it was cheap. The tile came from Floor & Decor. I did not find their selection to be anything special.
We saved the walls for last. We painted over the existing beige with a neutral gray and took our time choosing a backsplash. It was hard not to pick something flashy, but ultimately decided on bright white subway tile for a few reasons:
1. It's a classic that never goes out of style.
2. Going neutral is best for resale value.
3. With no kitchen window, brighter is better.
4. It was inexpensive, costing less than $90 for all the tile.
The Tile Guy came highly recommended and it was the staff there that recommended Derek Knowles (512.669.1510) as an installer. Can't say enough good about these vendors and I'd use both again in a heartbeat! Derek gave us a fair price and repaired the wall where the builder had incorrectly mounted electrical outlets. The whole backsplash was done in a weekend.
What else did we do? Mr. Betty replaced the fluorescent lighting with an Ikea ceiling track that cost about $100, including the lightbulbs. I placed chevron Contact paper in the cabinets and drawers to complete the modern feel and to help protect it from wear and tear. I also made a little family command center on the outer kitchen wall so we have a place to store mail, leave notes and lists, hang photos, etc. It keeps things tidy and looks cute, too.
Now that we're finished we're enjoying our bright, modern kitchen and I look forward to cooking lots of meals here. We felt that we used our limited budget wisely and stretched it quite far. Our one regret, a luxury I was excited about, was hiring a cleaning company to give the place a top-to-bottom cleaning before we moved in. More than $200 got us two young girls who did a sloppy, rushed job, skipping big areas like the fridge, oven, showers and tubs, windows, air vents, and more. Because we were renovating they didn't have to do the floors, so there was very little actual cleaning done, despite the place being filled with dust, debris, and all kinds of dirt.
It was disappointing enough that we emailed the company feedback and photos in the hopes to get a refund. They offered to send another crew out to do the job correctly, which we were happy to accept. Unfortunately, they sent the same two girls, who this time were angry and instead of setting to work wanted me to walk around and dictate what needed to be done. It was unpleasant to say the least, and they stayed all of fifteen minutes on this return visit. So Boardwalk Cleaning tops my list of businesses that I'll never patronize again. Sad trombone.
Anyway, how do you like our bright little kitchen?
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Facebook bragged that it has hit 300 million users. The firm's CEO said, "It's a large number, but the way we think about this is that we're just getting started on our goal of connecting everyone." The trouble is that Facebook does not have the revenue to go along with its huge audience.
Facebook claims it was cash flow positive last quarter. That is due much more to cost control than it is to enthusiasm among advertisers who might use the site to reach customers.
A Facebook board member told the media earlier this year that the company would have $500 million in sales. Yahoo! (YHOO), which is not viewed as terribly successful, will have revenue of $7 billion for the same period. By most measures, Yahoo!'s audience is not as large as the social network.
Facebook is still up against a problem that it has not solved and may be insoluble. A collection of millions of people joined only by loose common interests are hard for marketers to target. At sites like Yaho0! and AOL, advertisers can run their messages in the sports or finance sections, assuming a commonality of interests between the visitor and the marketers. Facebook can make no such claims.
Another problem marketers face with Facebook is unruly users. Facebook members are vocal about their "privacy" being violated by targeted marketing. Facebook management has very little control over visitor activity which makes the site a possible booby trap for advertisers whose messages are not appreciated.
Facebook is also the home of a great deal of unpleasant and antisocial content, including pornography and graphic, salty language. The web company tries to check this, but 300 million users are a lot of people to track. But, this is not the kind of environment in which large advertisers are comfortable.
Facebook may be big, but there is a real chance it will not be successful.
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A few minutes of food TV stirred up a Louisiana breakfast memory
We were just channel surfing when The Food Channel's "Diners Drive-Ins & Dives" hit the crest of a wave that I rode straight into the realm of reminiscence. We happened to catch the beginning of one of Guy Fieri's visits — just as he announced he was in Mandeville, Louisiana, on Lake Pontchartrain's North Shore across the causeway from New Orleans.
"I'll bet he's going to Louie and the Redhead Lady," I said to my husband, just before televised Fieri pulled into the restaurant's parking lot. You can see a photo of Louie and the redhead lady herself, his wife Ginger, and also click on a video of Fieri's tele-visit on the home page of the restaurant's website.
In late 2009 — before the Gulf Oil Spill — I made a foodie trip to Louisiana. We had three great meals each day, but I fell behind on blogging. I'm finally catching up with a few photos and a few words from a breakfast visit to this popular restaurant. Nearly two-and-half-years have fogged my memory, but I know I sampled a lot of tasty morning and mid-day food that I didn't think I had room for but still happily managed to eat.
The restaurant's slogan is "We're not fancy, we're family," underscored for real by a lively, informal, fun atmopshere and all sorts of extroverted Southern friendless that we experienced. Judging by online diners' reviews since Fieri's visit, the crowds appear to have increased and the service and food quality taken a downturn, but once the attention has died down and the euphoria has worn off, it might be back as it was. I hope so.
For DD&D, Louie interacted chattily with Guy, but when we were there, he barely raised his head from the burners, because he was very busy in his semi-open kitchen. The eatery has been a long-time local favorite for its down-home cooking with Cajun flair. There's something endearing about a place that has "Biscuits & Debris" listed on the menu as a side dish. And did I mention that Ginger is an ebullient hostess?
Since earrings are among my favorite travel souvenires, I also picked up a couple of pairs from The Redhead Lady Collection that Ginger sells from a little alcove off the dining room. I bought one fleur de lispair and one with beaded hoops with food charms hanging down — though I don't believe that you actually care.
- If I ever find myself in the area again, I'm stopping at Louie's to judge for myself whether it has regained its footing after all that national attention. If so, I'm sure to stuff myself (again) and even if not food-wise, to buy (more) earrings.
Price check: Breakfast items (now, not 2009), $5.99-$12.99; sides, 85¢-$3.50.


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- adv. In a clownish, undignified, or foolish manner; absurdly, ridiculously.
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- In a clownish manner; coarsely; rudely.
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Groups of men walked abreast with their arms linked clownishly.
Yet, we still have our share of wild creatures, like the flock of turkeys I startled while walking my dogs, about a dozen prehistoric looking birds with gray wattles, brown feathers and clownishly large clawed feet.
They have proven to be as clownishly incompetent at defending the country as they are in, well, any other area of governance.
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This version plays the same card, but adds some pretty on-the-nose political leanings as well, as James Marsden's David is a stereotypical 'latte-liberal' lives in Hollywood, atheist, Ivy-League educated, etc while the people he encounters in this new environment are almost clownishly 'Southern' in their appearance and behavior.
He stood up again, laughing clownishly at his own cleverness.
Their eyes were outlined with mascara, freckles and rouge applied almost clownishly to their cheeks.
He held it aloft for a second or two, as if admiring (or puzzling over) the image of himself piping clownishly, mockingly, sensually, powerfully, in some forgotten time.
Putting his finger in his mouth, clownishly playing dumb, Buddy said he knew nothing about it.
Soon, millions of Americans were counting themselves as followers of Glenn Beck, the clownishly divorced-from-reality host of a popular Fox program.
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The hearing in the case of Pakistani-Canadian Raja Lahrasib Khan, a 56-year-old cab driver arrested on charges of sending money to Al Qaeda commander Ilyas Kashmiri, has been fixed for December 12.
The case was to be taken up originally on Wednesday at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago, but the hearing has now been scheduled for December 12, said Khan's attorney Thomas Durkin.
According to media reports, Kashmiri, who is believed to have been killed in a US drone attack in Pakistan in June, was earlier working with slain Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in Pakistan.
Khan was arrested in March last year when he was driving his cab in downtown Chicago.
He has been charged with sending money to Kashmiri so that the Al Qaeda commander could purchase explosives for terrorist activities.
Khan is also accused of planning to bomb a US stadium last August.
Khan's son was also apprehended by Federal Bureau of Investigation's agents at Chicago's O'Hare Airport last year because the cab driver tried to send money to Al Qaeda through him, according to court documents.
Khan has been charged with two counts of providing material support to terrorism, with each count carrying a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.


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Musicals on Television: 1956-1957
Compiled by John Kenrick
(Copyright 1996 & 2003)
Special thanks to Roy Perkins and Lee Bridges for contributing details on several forgotten broadcasts for this page.
Paris in the Springtime
(NBC) Jan. 21, 1956
Script by William Friedberg and Neil Simon
Cast: Dan Dailey, Helen
Gallagher, Gale Sherwood, Carlton Carpenter and
Jack Whiting
When the rights to another project fell through, NBC quickly threw together this tale of Americans falling in love in Paris -- using existing songs and some top-notch performers. Critics were not impressed.
I Love Lucy: Lucy Goes to Scotland(CBS) Feb. 20, 1956
Directed by James V. Kern
Music by Eliot Daniel
Lyrics by Larry Orenstein
Cast: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley, Larry Orenstein, John Gustafson, John Hynd, Robert E. Hamlin, Ann Ellen Walker, Norma Zimmer, Betty Noyes, Dick Byron, Chuck Schrouder, Betty Allen
In a mini-musical dream sequence, Lucy dreams of her ancestry as a MacGillicuddy. We get Lucy and Ricky in kilts (he struggles with a Scottish accent?), while Fred and Ethel appear as a two-headed dragon. A nice bit of campy silliness, and loads of fun for Lucille Ball fans.
Bloomer Girl(NBC) May 28, 1956
Music by Harold Arlen, Lyrics by
E. Y. Harburg
Book by Fred Saidy and Sig Herzig
Adapted for television by Leslie Stevens
Choreography by Agnes DeMille
Produced and Directed by Alex Segal
Cast: Barbara Cook, Keith Andes, Paul Ford, Carmen
Cook headed a well-chosen cast -- Keith Andes would later display his good looks and solid baritone in Lucille Ball's Broadway tuner Wildcat. DeMille recreated her original dances from the Broadway production, including the acclaimed "Civil War Ballet." Pirate copies of this broadcast are not too hard to find. If you don't know Bloomer Girl, this polished production will be a pleasant surprise.
High Tor
(CBS) March 10, 1956
Music by Arthur Schwartz &
Lyrics by Maxwell Anderson
Produced by Arthur Schwartz
Cast: Bing Crosby (Van Van Dorn),
Julie Andrews (Lise), Nancy Olsen
Julie Andrews and Bing Crosby during rehearsals for High Tor. Click on this thumbnail image to see a larger version.
What a marvelous line-up of talent! Crosby played a man obsessed with a mountain ("tor" in Dutch) on his property in upstate New York. He falls in love with a Dutch ghost (Andrews) who has haunted the mountain for 300 years. Eventually, Crosby realizes their love is doomed and returns to his fiance (Olsen) a sort of reverse Brigadoon. At $300,000, High Tor was the most expensive TV production up to that time, and the first special filmed for broadcast by CBS. A rare album exists, and there are some charming songs in the score. It got a so-so critical reception. (Fun trivia note: this originally aired just five days before Julie opened on Broadway in My Fair Lady, a show authored by Nancy Olsen's then-husband Alan Jay Lerner.)
The Adventures of Marco Polo
(NBC) April 14, 1956
Music by Clay Warnick & Mel Pahl
Lyrics by Edward Eager
Book by William Friedberg & Neil Simon
Cast: Alfred Drake,
Doretta Morrow
The original leads from Broadway's Kismet starred here, with a score based on themes by Rimsky-Korsakov. The story was loosely inspired by the explorer who opened China to the West. It was well received, and Columbia released a LP of the score.
A Bell for Adano
(CBS) June 2, 1956
Music by Arthur Schwartz,
Lyrics by Howard Dietz
Cast: Anna Maria Alberghetti, Barry Sullivan
Schwartz & Dietz musicalized John Hersey's popular novel about American troops occupying an Italian village during World War II.
(NBC) June 9, 1956
Music Adapted from Johann Strauss
Lyrics by Edward Eager
Cast: Doretta Morrow, Keith Andes, Kitty Carlisle, Bambi
Lynn, Tammy Grimes, George S. Irving,
Jaques D'Amboise
Based loosely on Elmer Rice's play The Grand Tour, the plot involved a New England schoolteacher who falls in love with a married embezzling banker during a trip to Europe. In the end she uses her inheritance to cover his crime and then sends him back to his wife. Despite the distinguished cast (Morrow was having a busy year - see Marco Polo above), few recall this production.
The Bachelor
(NBC) July 15, 1956
Music and Lyrics by Steve Allen
Cast: Hal March, Jayne Mansfield, Carol Haney, Julie Wilson and Peter Gennaro
March (who hosted The $64,000 Question) played an executive who juggles three mistresses at once until he realizes he loves his secretary (Haney). The score by popular TV host Steve Allen got solid reviews.
(NBC) July 23, 1956
Based on Die Fledermaus
Music by Johann Strauss II
Cast: Cyril Ritchard, Jean Fenn
Manhattan Tower
(NBC) Oct. 27, 1956
Music and Lyrics by Gordon Jenkins
Cast: Helen OConnell, Peter Marshall, Phil Harris, Edward Everett
Horton, Cesar Romero, Ethel Waters, Hans Conried,
Tommy Farrell
Musicals101 visitor Roy Perkins brought this one to our attention. It was a collection of vignettes depicting the everyday drama of life in New York City. No less than four recordings of the score were released none using the TV cast. The most popular version was an album by pop idol Patti Page.
Jack and the Beanstalk
Music by Jerry Livingstone
Book and Lyrics by Helen Deutsch
(NBC) Nov. 12, 1956
Cast: Joel Grey, Celeste
Holm, Cyril Ritchard, Billy Gilbert and
Dennis King
Jack was portrayed by young Joel Grey, a full decade before his Broadway triumph in Cabaret. The reviews were poor, but the ratings set a record.
Tom Sawyer
Music and Lyrics by Frank Luther
(CBS) Nov. 21, 1956
Cast: John Sharpe, Jimmy Boyd
This song-packed version of Twain's classic was so popular it led to a musical version of The Adventures of Huck Finn a year later.
High Button Shoes
(NBC) Nov. 24, 1956
Music by Jule Styne, Lyrics by
Sammy Cahn
Cast: Nanette Fabray, Hal March, Don Ameche
The delightful Fabray repeated her Broadway role. Although I have not seen this one, it must have lost something without the show's original comic star, Phil Silvers.
The Stingiest Man in Town
(NBC) Dec. 23, 1956
Music by Fred Spielman
Book & Lyrics by Janice Torre
Cast: Basil Rathbone, Johnny Desmond, Vic Damone, Patrice Munsel, Robert Weede,
Martyn Green, Betty Madigan and The Four Lads
One of the best original scores written for network TV, and one of the best musical versions of the Dickens classic A Christmas Carol. An all-star cast of top Broadway, opera and pop talents make the most of the witty, melodic and sometimes ravishing songs. Rathbone is a fine Scrooge, and his supporting cast includes some of the best singers of the day. Originally broadcast in color, the long-lost black and white kinescope is available on DVD, and despite occasional technical problems (inevitable in a live broadcast), is a delight to watch. The cast and score sound even better on the soundtrack album, a prized collector's LP that has become available on CD. A cheesy 1978 animated remake did this fine material no justice.
Ruggles of Red Gap(NBC) Feb. 3, 1957
Music by Jule Styne
Lyrics by Leo Robin
Cast: Michael Redgrave, Jane Powell,
David Wayne, Imogene Coca, Peter Lawford,
Joan Holloway
Harry Leon Wilson's classic comedy makes a charming musical as a British butler finds himself confronting Mid-western Americans and their customs. A 1980s album release of this score by STET brought renewed interest in the score. Redgrave had a fine singing voice, and Powell, Wayne and Coca delight in their turns here. Some delightful songs, one of which ("I'm In Pursuit of Happiness") would later be re-written as Gypsy's "You'll Never Get Away From Me." "A Ride On A Rainbow" became an underground classic on the cabaret circuit the whole Styne-Robin score is a treat.
(CBS) March 31, 1957
Music by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein
Cast: Julie Andrews, Jon Cypher, Edith Adams,
Kaye Ballard, Alice Ghostley, Ilka Chase, Howard Lindsay, Dorothy Stickney
Alice Ghostly, Kaye Ballard and Ilka Chase at table - Julie Andrews kneeling. Click on this thumbnail image to see a larger version.
The only musical written for television that has merited two TV re-makes (1964 & 1998) as well as major stage productions -- but then, it is also the only TV musical with a score by Rodgers & Hammerstein. Andrews is perfect as Cinderella, while Ballard and Ghostley have a blast as the stepsisters. Future TV star Jon Cypher is handsome but otherwise inly okay as the Prince, and the real life couple of Lindsay and Stickney recall their legendary Life With Father stage chemistry as the cuddly King & Queen.
The surviving kinescope (a technical film never intended for viewing) of the telecast is missing a few sections. There is a complete (and equally enjoyable) kinescope of the dress rehearsal, which has several different features it seems R&H managed to slip in a few last minute re-writes. Because it was not properly filmed, it could not be rebroadcast but its one-time showing had an estimated audience of 107 million, which meant almost every television in the United States had tuned in. The endearing R&H score includes "In My Own Little Corner," "Ten Minutes Ago," "Stepsister's Lament," and "Do I Love You." Note: while the kinescopes are in black and white, this was broadcast in color for the few who had it. Available on DVD, and well worth seeing.
The Yeoman of the Guard(NBC) April 10, 1957
Music: Arthur Sullivan
Lyrics: William Gilbert
Cast: Barbara Cook, Alfred
Drake, Celeste Holm, Bill Hayes
Broadway royalty starred in this abbreviated version of Gilbert & Sullivan's classic.
A Man's Game(NBC) April 23, 1957
Score by Jack & Madeline Segal
Choreography by Robert Joffrey
Cast: Nanette Fabray, Gene Nelson, Paul Ford,
Bibi Osterwald, Fred Gwynne
Chaos ensues in the locker room when a baseball team signs up a female pitcher. The team wives (as well as the pitcher's husband) threaten revolt until she gives up her job because she is pregnant how 1950s can you get?!
He's For Me(NBC) July 21, 1957
Songs by Michael Brown
Cast: Jane Kean, Roddy McDowall, Larry Blyden,
Joan Hovis
Decades before Friends, two young men fall in love with the two young ladies who live in the apartment across the hall.
Who's Earnest?
(CBS) Oct. 9, 1957
Music: Lee Pockriss
Book and Lyrics: Anne Croswell
Cast: Edward Mulhare, Martyn Green, Dorothy Collins
This hour-long adaptation of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest was so well-received that the authors expanded it into a successful full-length off-Broadway musical called Earnest in Love three years later. The score is delicious, and the casting of this TV version suggests it was in good hands.
(NBC) Oct. 13, 1957
Music by Alec Wilder, Lyrics by William Engvick
Cast: Mickey Rooney (Pinocchio), Walter Slezak
(Gepetto), Fran Allison (Fairy)
The classic fairy tale with an interesting cast. Musicals101 visitors have written in with warm memories of this telecast, and of Rooney's performance.
The Adventures of Huck Finn
(CBS) November 20, 1957
Score by Frank Luther, Ann Croswell & Lee Pockriss
Cast: Jimmy Boyd, Earle Hyman, Basil Rathbone, Jack Carson, Florence Henderson
Imagine trying to cram this mammoth story into a mere 60 minutes while leaving time for commercials! Impressive cast, but not a critical winner.
The Pied Piper of Hamlin
(NBC) November 26, 1957
Songs by Hal Stanley and Irving Taylor
Cast: Van Johnson, Kay Starr, Claude Rains, Jim Backus
All the dialogue is in clumsy rhyme and the songs are uninspired adaptations of classical melodies by Edvard Grieg, many of which were far better served in Broadway's Song of Norway. An aging but game Claude Rains looks silly prancing about in tights (The Invisible Man dancing?), Jim Backus shamelessly camps it up as a foppish royal emissary, and Van Johnson does the best anyone could with such dull material. The shocker is that this was the only TV musical production actually released to a few theatres. Despite its faults, this show was remembered. Over a decade later on TV's Batman, Van Johnson offered an almost identical performance as "The Minstrel," a villain who spoke in rhyme.
Annie Get Your Gun
NBC Nov. 27, 1957
Music & Lyrics by Irving Berlin
Cast: Mary Martin, John
Raitt, William ONeal, Reta Shaw
Martin & Raitt finished off a successful national tour of Annie Get Your Gun with this broadcast, and a good time was had by all. You might not think Martin was a likely successor to Merman, but this Texas native is sensational as Oakley. If you can dig up a pirate copy, its well worth seeing. (The Raitt-Martin cast album is on CD but suffers from major cuts in the score.)
Junior Miss
(CBS) December 20, 1957
Music by Burton Lane, Lyrics by
Dorothy Fields
Cast: Don Ameche, Carol Lynley, Jill St. John
A stellar songwriting team makes this one worthy of mention. Yet another take on the misunderstood teenager dealing with a well-intentioned father and a nasty older sibling an old hat plot, even in 1957.


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