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Word: damsels (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Evelyn Warden as Maggy Haggerty, however, is so much the standard Irish washerwoman that every line she voiced sounded to me like "oooh, full faith and credit," but some of the other Irish, especially Phyllis Love as a sheltered young damsel under Maggy's wide wing, are able to vary their inflections with their emotions. In this respect, Salem Ludwig, as a roomer, beats them all; but he is supposed to be a Rumanian...

Author: By Michael Maccoby, | Title: The Temptation of Maggy Haggerty | 11/13/1952 | See Source »

...Without benefit of can-can but well-squired by suitors, this lovely damsel recently celebrated...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NATIONAL AFFAIRS,WAR IN ASIA,INTERNATIONAL & FOREIGN,PEOPLE,OTHER EVENTS: The President & Congress | 10/29/1951 | See Source »

Except for its story, the show is very good. Sidney Stires' music is pleasant and sometimes more than that; there is one song, "Damsel in Distress," which is up to the standards of professional musical comedy. Bill Wheeling has written clever lyrics, even under the debilitating influence of the story...

Author: By Paul W. Mandel, | Title: Buddha Knows Best | 12/11/1950 | See Source »

Then saith the damsel that kept the door unto Peter, Art not thou also one of this man's disciples? He saith...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Warmth | 1/30/1950 | See Source »

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