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April 25, 1953 Issue - 57 Articles- Trade Winds
Bennett Cerf
, pp. 6-11 - Inspired and Uninspired Writers
Burges Johnson
, pp. 12-13 -
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Constants of the Tale (Review) Siegfried Mandel
, p. 14 'Tis Folly to Be Wise, by Lion Feuchtwanger
- 'Tis Folly to Be Wise by Lion Feuchtwanger
- Of Seas and Islands
Mary Ballard Duryee
, p. 15 - The Author: Leon Uris
Bernard Kalb
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The Backdrop Is Victory (Review) Merle Miller
, p. 16 Battle Cry, by Leon Uris
- Battle Cry by Leon Uris
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The Hills Behind Appomattox (Review) Lonnie Coleman
, p. 17 Wait, Son, October Is Near, by John Bell Clayton
- Wait, Son, October Is Near by John Bell Clayton
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Haunt of Eagles (Review) Charles Lee
, p. 17 The High and the Mighty, by Ernest K. Gann
- The High and the Mighty by Ernest K. Gann
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Asylum or Jail? (Review) Henri Peyre
, p. 18 Strange Laughter, by Pierre Molaine
- Strange Laughter by Pierre Molaine
- Literary I.Q., p. 18
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Way of the Modern (2 Reviews) Joseph Wood Krutch
, pp. 19-20 Such, Such Were the Joys, and Other Essays, by George Orwell
- Such, Such Were the Joys, and Other Essays by George Orwell
- Books in General by V.S. Pritchett
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Dean of the Smoothies (Review) Hollis Alpert
, p. 21 The Vagrant Mood, by W. Somerset Maugham
- The Vagrant Mood by W. Somerset Maugham
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Gentleman and Novelist (Review) Paul M. Fulcher
, p. 22 Arnold Bennett, by Reginald Pound
- Arnold Bennett by Reginald Pound
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Belles-Lettres Notes: Trenchant Essays (Review) Robert Halsband
, p. 23 Jan at the Blue Fox, by Ronald F.H. Duncan
- Jan at the Blue Fox by Ronald F.H. Duncan
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Biography by an Economist (Review) Robert Halsband
, p. 23 Essays in Biography, by John Maynard Keynes
- Essays in Biography by John Maynard Keynes
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A Ruskin Sampler (Review) Robert Halsband
, p. 23 Selected Writings, by John Ruskin and Peter Quennell
- Selected Writings by John Ruskin and Peter Quennell
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Critics of the Bard (Review) Robert Halsband
, p. 23 Shakespeare and His Critics, by F.E. Halliday
- Shakespeare and His Critics by F.E. Halliday
- Optimism, p. 24
An Editorial
- Letters to the Editor, p. 25
- Seeing Things
John Mason Brown
, pp. 26-27 The Risky Business of Opinions
- Broadway Postscript
Henry Hewes
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The Movies (3 Reviews) Hollis Alpert
, p. 29 M-G-M's Charles Schnee---London Delinquents---3-D Again
- Bright Road (1953 Film) by Gerald Mayer
- I Believe in You (1952 Film) by Basil Dearden and Michael Relph
- Man in the Dark (1953 Film) by Lew Landers
- TV and Radio
Goodman Ace
, p. 30 - Music to My Ears
Irving Kolodin
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Home of the Divas (Review) Vincent Sheean
, p. 32 The Story of the Metropolitan Opera, by Irving Kolodin
- The Story of the Metropolitan Opera by Irving Kolodin
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Dancing for Gotham (Review) Edwin Denby
, p. 33 The New York City Ballet, by Anatole Chujoy
- The New York City Ballet by Anatole Chujoy
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Queen of the Dance (Review) Carl Van Vechten
, p. 34 Alicia Markova, by Anton Dolin
- Alicia Markova by Anton Dolin
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Feedbacks and Sizzles (Review) R.D. Darrell
, p. 35 High Fidelity Simplified, by Harold D. Weiler
- High Fidelity Simplified by Harold D. Weiler
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How It's Done (Review) Martin Cooper
, p. 35 Notes Without Music, by Darius Milhaud
- Notes Without Music by Darius Milhaud
- Just Published, p. 36
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Queen's Music-Maker (Review) Herbert Weinstock
, p. 37 Benjamin Britten, by Donald Mitchell and Hans Keller
- Benjamin Britten by Donald Mitchell and Hans Keller
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Music Book Notes: A Musician's Life (Review) Roland Gelatt
, p. 38 Maurice Ravel, by Victor I. Seroff
- Maurice Ravel by Victor I. Seroff
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The Dance in America, 1951-52 (Review) Rosalyn Krokover
, p. 38 Dance News Annual 1953, by Anatole Chujoy and Winthrop Palmer
- Dance News Annual 1953 by Anatole Chujoy and Winthrop Palmer
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International Potpourri (Review) Robert Halsband
, p. 39 Botteghe Obscure, by Marguerite Caetani
- Botteghe Obscure by Marguerite Caetani
- New Editions
Ben Ray Redman
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Notes: War-Torn Hungary (Review) Robert Pick
, p. 41 The Angry Angel, by Zilahy Lajos
- The Angry Angel by Zilahy Lajos
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Tale of Twenty Cows (Review) Lee Rogow
, p. 41 Stay Away, Joe, by Dan Cushman
- Stay Away, Joe by Dan Cushman
- New Fiction, p. 42
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Modern Fairy Tale (Review) Beatrice Washburn
, p. 43 The Hour Awaits, by March Cost
- The Hour Awaits by March Cost
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Vanishing Ship (Review) Edward J. Fitzgerald
, pp. 43-45 The Silent Reefs, by Dorothy Cottrell
- The Silent Reefs by Dorothy Cottrell
- Literary Crypt, pp. 46-48
- Kingsley Double-Crostic No. 996, pp. 49-50
SR/Recordings
- Toscanini and Beethoven
Ernest Newman
, pp. 51-53 - Red Seal, Aged Fifty
Roland Gelatt
, pp. 54-55 - Creators as Recreators
Arthur Berger
, pp. 56-57 - Cool, Followed by Hot
Wilder Hobson
, pp. 58-59 - Recordings in Review
Irving Kolodin
, pp. 60-61 - Recordings Reports: Classical LPs, pp. 62-63
- The Other Side
Thomas Heinitz
, pp. 64-65 - Organ Points
David Hebb
, p. 66 - Broadway Duo
Irving Kolodin
, p. 67 - Ironic Talent, Magnetic Response
Irving Kolodin
, p. 68 - Testing and Tasting
R.D. Darrell
, pp. 69-70 - The Spoken Word
Irwin Edman
, p. 71 - Letters to the Recordings Editor, pp. 72-73
- Pop Roundup
Bill Simon
, pp. 74-76 - Cover Drawing
Douglas Gorsline