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February 25, 1956 Issue - 38 Articles- Trade Winds
Bennett Cerf
, pp. 7-12 - Washington: A Birthday Reminder
John A. Perkins
, pp. 13-14 -
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SR's Book of the Week (Review) Gilbert Seldes
, p. 15 Long Day's Journey into Night, by Eugene O'Neill
- Long Day's Journey into Night by Eugene O'Neill
- The Stockholm Performance
Frederic Fleisher
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The Gay, Good-Bad People (Review) Harvey Curtis Webster
, p. 17 That Uncertain Feeling, by Kingsley Amis
- That Uncertain Feeling by Kingsley Amis
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Brief Frustration (Review) Rose Feld
, p. 17 The Other Paris, by Mavis Gallant
- The Other Paris by Mavis Gallant
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Notes: Life With the Carnival (Review) Harrison Smith
, p. 18 The Man Who Was Not With It, by Herbert Gold
- The Man Who Was Not With It by Herbert Gold
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Sweet Remembered Days (Review) Ann F. Wolfe
, p. 18 The Threshold, by Dorothea Rutherford
- The Threshold by Dorothea Rutherford
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The Riddle of Mary (Review) Robert Pick
, p. 18 Maria, by Brian Cooper
- Maria by Brian Cooper
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Tammany Window-Dressing (Review) Louis Filler
, p. 19 The Gentleman and the Tiger, by Harold C. Syrett and George B. McClellan, Jr., ...
- The Gentleman and the Tiger by Harold C. Syrett and George B. McClellan, Jr., ...
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"Old Man Eloquent" (Review) George Dangerfield
, p. 20 John Quincy Adams and the Union, by Samuel Flagg Bemis
- John Quincy Adams and the Union by Samuel Flagg Bemis
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Blueprint of an Architect's Life (Review) Anthony N.B. Garvan
, p. 21 Benjamin Henry Latrobe, by Talbot Hamlin
- Benjamin Henry Latrobe by Talbot Hamlin
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Why the Farmer isn't Florishing (2 Reviews) Russell Lord
, p. 22 Can We Solve the Farm Problem?, by Murray R. Benedict
- Can We Solve the Farm Problem? by Murray R. Benedict
- Full Prosperity for Agriculture
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The Latest on the Flying Saucer (3 Reviews) Siegfried Mandel
, p. 23 Three New Books
- Flying Saucers Uncensored by Harold T. Wilkins
- The Flying Saucer Conspiracy by Donald E. Keyhoe
- The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects by Edward J. Ruppelt
- Five New Looks, p. 23
- The New Ordeal, pp. 24-25
An Editorial
- Broadway Postscript
Henry Hewes
, p. 26 - Literary Crypt, p. 26
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The Movies: The Clarinet, the Sea, and the Rain (3 Reviews) Arthur Knight
, p. 27 The Benny Goodman Story (1955 Film), by Valentine Davies
- The Benny Goodman Story (1955 Film) by Valentine Davies
- Doctor at Sea (1956 Film) by Ralph Thomas
- Miracle in the Rain (1956 Film) by Ben Hecht and Rudolph Mate
- Music to My Ears
Irving Kolodin
, pp. 28-29 -
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Fiction Also Noted (8 Reviews) Siegfried Mandel
, pp. 30-32 Bikka Road, by Kathleen Sully
- Bikka Road by Kathleen Sully
- Honey from a Dark Hive by Bernice Kavinoky
- Bianca by Mabel Cronquist
- The Royal Anne Tree by Patricia Campbell
- Work of Darkness by Jack Karney
- Fraulein by James McGovern
- Out of the Dust by Lars Lawrence
- The Frigate Captain by Showell Styles
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The Criminal Record (8 Reviews) Sergeant Cuff
, pp. 33-34 The Fugitive, by Georges Simenon
- The Fugitive by Georges Simenon
- Murder at the Flea Club by Matthew Head
- Let Dead Enough Alone by Richard Lockridge and Frances Lockridge
- Compartment K by Helen Reilly
- One Tear for My Grave by Mike Roscoe
- Exit Charlie by Alex Atkinson
- Postmark Murder by Mignon G. Eberhart
- The Yellow Turban by Charlotte Jay
- Kingsley Double-Crostic No. 1144, pp. 35-36
Paradox in Blue
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--- by Irving Kolodin (Review) , p. 37 - George Gershwin: His Journey to Greatness by David Ewen
- George Gershwin
Abram Chasins
, pp. 37-39 - The Neglected Meyerbeer
George Jellinek
, p. 40 - Fine Handel
Herbert Weinstock
, p. 41 - The Mozart Issue, pp. 42-43
- Salzburg's Winter Festival
H.C. Robbins Landon
, pp. 44-45 - Recordings in Review
Irving Kolodin
, pp. 46-47 - Recordings Reports I: Orchestral LPs, pp. 48-49
- Recordings Reports II: Miscellaneous LPs, pp. 50-51
- Recordings Reports: Jazz on LPs, pp. 52-53
- Highs and Lows
R.S. Lanier
, pp. 54-55 - Lifar's "Romeo" in Paris
Fernau Hall
, pp. 56-57 - The Pacific Mood
Wilder Hobson
, p. 58 - The Other Side
Thomas Heinitz
, pp. 59-68 - Cover Drawing, After a Photograph by Ben Pinchot
Hal McIntosh