Word: bloomerism
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Twenty years ago such a bloomer would have raised a Grade A scandal. But today, in the era of the Big Lie, the collapse of Protocol M was rather like the bursting of a bubble-gum balloon. One reason was that, even if Protocol M was itself a forgery, its contents squared with probable Communist aims and tactics. But Sulzberger put his finger on another, bigger reason: "This incident is characteristic of one phase of the present-day nervousness and suspicion in Europe. A network of forgers and falsifiers-some clever and some not-are busily peddling allegedly secret documents...
...cast actually manages to seem Scottish. From David Brooks, who sang "Evalina" in "Bloomer Girl," through Lidija Franklin and Virginia Bosler, two talented dancers in the best DeMille tradition, down to all the various people who hang around in the mob scenes, the show smacks of authenticity, an effect which is boosted by David Ffolkes' costumes. It is, in fact, this quality that is the show's outstanding virtue. It's a sort of "Okla homa!" set in Scotland...
Born. To Celeste Holm, 27, blithe-spirited musicomedienne (Bloomer Girl, Oklahoma!), now 20th Century-Fox's rising star (Three Little Girls in Blue), and third husband A. Schuyler Dunning, 36, American Airlines executive: their first child, a son; in Hollywood. Name: Daniel. Weight...
...Sweet? This was the year when 16-year-old Jeanne had crushes on the captain of Central's football team and also on her handsome French teacher, the year when the debating society was her great pride and a broken bloomer elastic her great shame, the year of ice skating, theme writing, coonskin coats, and a senior prom that was the world's most breathlessly important event...
...Bloomer Girl, at the Shubert. Last musical of the local season and probably the best...