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Word: hoariest (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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This phenomenal success is not exactly due to a phenomenal show. Blackouts shamelessly parades some of the hoariest and hammiest tricks known to vaudeville, plus a few from burlesque. It reels off regulation acrobats, trained dogs, whistlers, warblers, hoofers, drummers, fiddlers, pianists, contortionists, mimics, a chorus line of old women, and a chesty, baby-voiced leading lady, Marie Wilson...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theatre: California Gold Mine | 2/12/1945 | See Source »

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