Cliff F. Thompson
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Vienna Festival Chants 'Peace, Friendship'
The Communists spent well over $100 million this past summer in their global attempt to create, and win, a new
'Step Test' Eliminated For Future Freshmen
The Department of Physical Training has abandoned the College's traditional introduction to exercise, the step-test, thus opening the way for
The Mikado
In a bright and cheerful production the Winthrop House Music Society gives full due to the Mikado's reputation as the
Mozart in Boston
Opera lovers are still divided on the merits of opera in English. The purists maintain that librettos are usually poor
Egg in Your Beer
Since one can drag out the Yale log only once a year, and because Santa is a regular sport, it
Viva Zapata
With intrigue and intensity, Viva Zapata retells the parable-like story of the Mexican peasants' struggle against a tyrannical government in
Pipe Dream
A whirling combination of lilting tunes, vagabonds, sentiment, and flop-house philosophy makes Pipe Dream one of the year's top musicals.
... From an Oratorical Ruin
The dream of an undergraduate parliament, patterned after the Oxford Union, has been a frequent fantasy which has always ended
A Modern Snake-Oil
Dr. Modesto's revelation is a modern snake oil cure a wild blend of How to Win Friends and influence People
The Gondoliers
By blending one of Gilbert and Sullivan's gayest and most tuneful operettas with a cast of seasoned G. & S.