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Phrygia's hero-leader is dedicated, urbane and devout Mario Neroun, who carried his country to freedom and is now desperately trying to hold together its evenly divided factions. A footloose American historian. Wade Hendrix, finds himself deep in intrigue both of the political and the boudoir variety-Neroun has a lovely mistress named Poppy, who is a considerable trial to the dictator's Christian conscience. The characters represent every racial and religious faction-Yonarus, the fanatic chief of police who is also the secret head of the Christian terrorist organization; U.N. Ambassador Othoe, Poppy's aging...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Short Notices: Apr. 21, 1961 | 4/21/1961 | See Source »

...Dick George (as he was known to his U.S. acquaintances) began telling about father last week in a serialization of a forthcoming biography. His introduction to Papa was enough to stop Big Ben, bells, cogs and counterweights. Gist of it all: the P.M. was just as active in the boudoir as in Parliament. By Richard Lloyd George's count, his sire had 18 mistresses over almost 50 years, and by them had sired four illegitimate children-Observes the son: by the time Lloyd George got around to marrying at 25, he had already acquired "a slightly scandalous reputation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Oct. 10, 1960 | 10/10/1960 | See Source »

...other lyrics, tradesmen are well instructed to respect the debts of the aristocracy because the debts go back for generations. And Actress Leila Martin, as Gwendolen Fairfax, sings coquettishly about the troubles one has selecting a hat while she lounges about her boudoir in ruffled pantaloons. All that could easily be little more than an unwelcome obstruction between the audience and Oscar Wilde; but Ernest in Love scores on its own through Lee Pockriss' music-engaging, deft, pleasantly hummable tunes that bob against one another like English strawberries floating in dry white wine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: COMEDIANS: The Meter Man | 6/6/1960 | See Source »

...Embroidered, lingerie-styled tops and pants in sheer cotton for the boudoir look on the beach...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: THE CASUAL, ELEGANT LOOK | 5/16/1960 | See Source »

...betting on the exact day, hour and minute of the ice breakup on the Tanana and certain other rivers. The booze bill (soon to become law) requires saloons to close down each day between 5 a.m. and 8 a.m.. instead of 3 a.m. to 5 a.m. weekdays. The boudoir bit was altogether something different. Passed last week by the legislature, and ready for Governor William Egan's signature, was an act that entitles honor prisoners in the state prison to take seven-day furloughs, once every six months, to visit their homes and families at their own expense...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ALASKA: Prisoners of Love | 4/4/1960 | See Source »

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