Word: dwarfish
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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MANY THANKS FOR THE FLATTERING REFERENCE TO MY GAUDILY CROWNED HEAD IN TIME FOR JULY 7 BUT MAY I FILE A GENTLE DEMURRER TO YOUR REPEATED USE OF THE ADJECTIVE "DWARFISH" IN DESCRIBING MY PERSON. ALTHOUGH I ACTUALLY STAND FIVE FEET FOUR INCHES IN SOCKS, I HAVE NEVER OBJECTED TO BEING RIBBED ABOUT MY SIZE. YOUR PET WORD, HOWEVER, STRIKES ME AS INAPPROPRIATE AS IT CARRIES A CONNOTATION OF THE MONSTROUS AND STUNTED. LET ME SUGGEST THAT SUCH PHRASES AS "SMALLISH," "MINUTE," "MINIATURE" AND EVEN "POCKET-SIZE" BILLY ROSE WOULD BE CONSIDERABLY MORE APPETIZING. OF COURSE, IF YOUR MIND...
...eager aspirants to the gaudy crown of U.S. showmanship that perches on the head of dwarfish Billy Rose are no longer as eager as they once were...
Last week America's dwarfish No. 1 showman, Billy Rose, again earned his rank, solved the long-vexing problem of how to give shows for soldiers - at least during the outdoor season. His solution was a combination of top talent plus a revival of the old rolling medicine-show technique...