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May 30, 1953 Issue - 53 Articles- Trade Winds
Bennett Cerf
, pp. 4-6 - Mr. Pepys Goes to the Coronation
Cecil Abernethy
, pp. 7-8 -
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The Lion of Chartwell (Review) Vincent Sheean
, pp. 9-10 Winston Churchill: The Era and the Man, by Virginia Cowles
- Winston Churchill: The Era and the Man by Virginia Cowles
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One Mancunian Gadfly (Review) Richard B. Morris
, p. 11 Harold Laski (1893-1950): A Biographical Memoir, by Kingsley Martin
- Harold Laski (1893-1950): A Biographical Memoir by Kingsley Martin
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Parent and Scapegoat (Review) Paul Knaplund
, p. 12 J. Ramsay Macdonald in Thought and Action, by Benjamin Sacks
- J. Ramsay Macdonald in Thought and Action by Benjamin Sacks
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Warriors, Princes, the Sea (5 Reviews) Geoffrey Bruun
, p. 13 Sir Francis Drake, by James Alexander Williamson
- Sir Francis Drake by James Alexander Williamson
- Queen Victoria by Roger Fulford
- Montrose by C.V. Wedgwood
- England's Elizabeth by Milton Waldman
- Rupert of the Rhine by Bernard Fergusson
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Musick-Maker (Review) Whitney Balliett
, p. 14 Life and Activities of Sir John Hawkins, by Percy Scholes
- Life and Activities of Sir John Hawkins by Percy Scholes
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Laughter in the Ghetto (Review) Saul Bellow
, p. 15 Adventures of Mottel, the Cantor's Son, by Sholem Aleichem
- Adventures of Mottel, the Cantor's Son by Sholem Aleichem
- Literary I.Q., p. 16
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A Peaceful Failure (Review) Edmund Fuller
, p. 16 Hear and Forgive, by Emyr Humphreys
- Hear and Forgive by Emyr Humphreys
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Attic Mustard (Review) Harrison Smith
, p. 16 Zorba the Greek, by Nikos Kazantzakis
- Zorba the Greek by Nikos Kazantzakis
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A Widow's Alien Portion (Review) John Frederick Muehl
, p. 17 Kingfishers Catch Fire, by Rumer Godden
- Kingfishers Catch Fire by Rumer Godden
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World of Darkness (Review) Raymond Holden
, p. 17 The Face of the Deep, by Jacob Twersky
- The Face of the Deep by Jacob Twersky
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Fiction Notes: Low Life Among the High (Review) Rosemary C. Benet
, p. 18 Faithful in My Fashion, by John Coates
- Faithful in My Fashion by John Coates
- Are Women as Creative as Men?
Ashley Montagu
, p. 19 - Seek the Finer Flavor
George F. Kennan
, p. 20 An Editorial
- Letters to the Editor, p. 21
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A Neglected Master (Review) Iris Barry
, p. 22 The World of Robert Flaherty, by Richard Griffith
- The World of Robert Flaherty by Richard Griffith
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Tactics of the Close-up (Review) Herman G. Weinberg
, p. 23 Theory of the Film, by Bela Balazs
- Theory of the Film by Bela Balazs
- Literary Crypt, p. 24
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Dance of the Reels (Review) Leo Rosten
, p. 24 It Takes More Than Talent, by Mervyn LeRoy
- It Takes More Than Talent by Mervyn LeRoy
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Robin High-Jumps (Review) Stanley Walker
, p. 25 Douglas Fairbanks: The Fourth Musketeer, by Ralph Hancock and Letitia Fairbanks
- Douglas Fairbanks: The Fourth Musketeer by Ralph Hancock and Letitia Fairbanks
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Kiss a Gorilla? (Review) Hollis Alpert
, p. 25 Merely Colossal, by Arthur Mayer
- Merely Colossal by Arthur Mayer
- Seeing Things
John Mason Brown
, pp. 26-27 The Sun and the Stars
- Broadway Postscript
Henry Hewes
, p. 28 -
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The Criminal Record (8 Reviews) Sergeant Cuff
, p. 29 Out of the Past, by Patricia Wentworth
- Out of the Past by Patricia Wentworth
- Nobody Is Safe by Marten Cumberland
- The Girl on the Left Bank by Joan Shepherd
- Taste of Death by Fenn McGrew
- It Boils Down to Murder by Perry D. Westbrook
- Rafferty by Bill S. Ballinger
- Murder on Monday by Robert Patrick Wilmot
- A Checkmate by the Colonel by George Griswold
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The Movies: Political Circus (2 Reviews) Hollis Alpert
, p. 30 Man on a Tightrope (1953 Film), by Elia Kazan
- Man on a Tightrope (1953 Film) by Elia Kazan
- Young Bess (1953 Film) by George Sidney
- TV and Radio
Goodman Ace
, p. 31 - Once When the Sea
Harold Vinal
, p. 31 - Music to My Ears
Irving Kolodin
, pp. 32-33 -
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English Drama-chaser (Review) John Gassner
, p. 34 In Search of Theatre, by Eric Bentley
- In Search of Theatre by Eric Bentley
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Drama Book Notes: "New" Play by Chekhov (Review) Henry Hewes
, p. 35 Don Juan, by Anton Chekhov and Basil Ashmore
- Don Juan by Anton Chekhov and Basil Ashmore
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Survey from Sweden (Review) Henry Hewes
, p. 36 Modern Drama, by Martin Lamm
- Modern Drama by Martin Lamm
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Shadowy Crusaders (Review) Edmund Fuller
, p. 36 Men Like Shadows, by Dorothy Charques
- Men Like Shadows by Dorothy Charques
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Crowded Creole Canvas (Review) Harnett T. Kane
, p. 36 New Heaven, New Earth, by Arthemise Goertz
- New Heaven, New Earth by Arthemise Goertz
- New Editions
Ben Ray Redman
, pp. 37-42 - Kingsley Double-Crostic No. 1001, pp. 43-44
SR/Recordings
- In Remembrance of Lipatti
Nadia Boulanger
, pp. 45-47 - Winners of the "Enigma" Contest
Irving Kolodin
, pp. 48-49 - Vivaldi Revitalized
Paul Henry Lang
, pp. 50-51 - King of the Slip-horn
Wilder Hobson
, p. 52 - Young Master Mozart
Robert Lawrence
, p. 53 - Honegger to Harpsichord
Arthur Berger
, p. 54 - Folk Eclecticism, p. 55
- Recordings in Review
Irving Kolodin
, pp. 56-57 - Recordings Reports: Classical LP's, p. 58
The Other Side
- --- by Thomas Heinitz, p. 59
- --- by Gary Thalheimer, pp. 60-61
- Seeing What You Hear
R.D. Darrell
, p. 62 - "Giulio Cesare"
Herbert Weinstock
, pp. 63-64 - Wahn! Wahn!
I.K.
, p. 65 - Letters to the Recordings Editor, pp. 66-68
- Cover Drawing, After a Photograph by Angus McBean
Douglas Gorsline