Word: babberley
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...unbecoming, last fortnight, for highbrowed Dramacritic Brooks Atkinson of the New York Times to declare that he "was only mildly amused" by Charley's Aunt revived. He was almost alone in his moderation. Most of the audience achieved an uproarious release. They roared at Lord Fancourt Babberley (José Ferrer, late of The Princeton Triangle Club), who for the umphundredth time agreed to help two fellow Oxonians out of sentimental dilemmas by impersonating the aunt of one of them. And they ogled three of the prettiest baggages (Mary Mason, Phyllis Avery, Katherine Wiman) exhibited this year on a Manhattan...
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