Word: delighted
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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When Gertrude Lawrence sang and wiggled her way through 'Jenny' several seasons ago in "Lady in the Dark," first-balcony subscription spinsters bravely acquiesced before the onslaught of the general delight. With a play as hilarious as it is a perfect starring vehicle, it is now Helen Hayes' turn to toss her admirers a wicked bump...
...concessions have been made to the bobby sox brigade. Johnson gets too cute at times, much to the brigade's delight, and the slapstick isn't always up to Shavian standards. But you don't have to be a bobby-soxer to enjoy Johnson's plight on his first duck-hunting trip, and constant adult laughter at the many good gags drowned out the most ambitious concerted squeals the soxers could muster last night...
...Lewd Delight. In Paris, peacemakers were astonished by the Wallace outburst. Said one: "Imagine the glee at the Soviet Embassy"-reminding an observer of Poet Ralph Hodgson's poem...
Picture the lewd delight...
...nearly two miles, Los Angeles' Figueroa Street is lined with used-car lots flying the flamboyant flags of dealers like "Madman" Muntz, "Wildman" Pritchard, and "Honest John." Their zany ads for buying & selling cars delight zany Angelenos. Samples: "Just sound your horn ... we pay by ear," and "I want to give them away but Mrs. Muntz won't let me ... she's crazy...