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...fences in Louisiana. Whatever Huey's purpose was in this latest statement on his future, there is only one thing certain--he will never retire voluntarily from the national stage. Only when the patronizing American public, and the Louisiana portion of it in particular, decides to change its jester will the Kingfish really abandon the political scene...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: GLAD NEWS? | 3/2/1935 | See Source »

...Martyn Green, jester extraordinary, singer superb, funnyman par excellence, now connected with the D'Oyly Carte Gilbert and Sullivan opera company, discussed false teeth at some length before an audience of Harvard undergraduates yesterday afternoon...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: GREEN GIVES LECTURE TO ENGLISH STUDENTS | 2/8/1935 | See Source »

...true prominent-visitor-to-America manner, Mr. Green announced to his auditors that he liked New York, Boston, and Philadelphia equally well. He mentioned that Jack Point, the Jester in "The Yeomen of the Guard" is his favorite role. But mostly he spoke about false teeth...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: GREEN GIVES LECTURE TO ENGLISH STUDENTS | 2/8/1935 | See Source »

...Reader Soule see p. 761 of the 3,350-page, 17 lb. 10 oz., New Merriam Webster for "dizzard: a jester, a fool, a blockhead...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Dec. 3, 1934 | 12/3/1934 | See Source »

While playing backgammon in the garden of her villa at Juan-les-Pins, France, Maxine Elliott, oldtime actress-beauty, was nipped on the ankle by her pet monkey, Kiki. Furious, Queen Elliott had Jester Kiki's teeth pulled out. Next day Queen Elliott, appeased, took gory-gummed Kiki for a walk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Apr. 23, 1934 | 4/23/1934 | See Source »

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