Word: incognitos
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...another point, Molotov raised his glass to "better understanding" between the U.S. and Russia. "Chip" Bohlen responded handsomely by describing Comrade Molotov as "the most experienced diplomat in this room," recalled Molotov's incognito visit to Washington as "Mr. Brown" during World War II, and toasted "his next visit to Washington." Then Bohlen leaned over to reporters behind him and made it plain that he was not really extending an invitation...
Later on, he ad-libbed another story about the operator of a chain of filling stations who tried to check up on his employees by driving up in his car incognito. He was astonished at the super service he always got until one day, lifting his car's hood, he saw a note attached to the motor: "Be careful what you do or say. This s.o.b. is president of the company...
...often a little naive. In January 1952 he skipped across the border to visit relatives in West Germany incognito, was discovered and sent back. Another time, at the height of East zone food shortages, he made a propaganda visit to Bonn and was hit by an overripe tomato square on his chest. Such adventures embarrassed his government. His pretty wife saw the signs, urged him to flee before it was too late. "I have a clear conscience," he told her. "I will stay. There is still justice here." A few weeks later, in the winter of 1952, Minister Hamann...
...just amazing. It is seriously the equal of all but the apex in professional writing, and it is steady in its near perfection. Not one of the songs in the show is less than very good, and several are magnificent. "All About Love," "A Word With You," and "Incognito" inspire cheers from the audience and top performances from the cast...
...most of them, with his gape-mouthed version of a farm boy at Harvard. Robert Rosenberger and Lee Jefferies do the romantic bits with fervor and slightly weak voices, managing, above all, to seem sincere and attractive. Barbara Williams' distinctly frail voice was backed with charm and bounce for "Incognito"--her only singing chore. And her acting, when not rushed, was very competent. For a chorus of "All About Love," Ellen McHugh showed perhaps the most talent for comedy in the cast, closely followed by Shiela Flaherty's board rendition of "When the Postman Rings the Bell With New Yorker...