Word: jezebels
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Story of Jezebel (20th Century...
...Cole Porter: it has a "school of Cole Porter" air. The lyrics would not be a credit to anyone, and for Porter they fall woefully flat. Abe Burrows' book, largely concerned with the love of a priggish young judge (Peter Cookson) and a prancing, Montmartre Jezebel, rises only once-in a funny duel scene-from banality to Burrows...
...fine, hair-dragging apache number, a legsome cancan, and an enchanting, Garden of Eden ballet spoof, full of flamingoes, frogs and inchworms, as well as Eve and the serpent. As Eve (and several other things), red-headed Gwen Verdon has a wonderfully fetching dance personality; as the Jezebel, Paris' blonde Lilo has lots of voice, as well as personality. Thanks to these girls and the can-can spirit, the show has genuine sex, if only the most intermittent sparkle...
...Star (Bert Friedlob; 20th Century-Fox), with Bette Davis- suffering heavy emotional weather as a fading movie actress (Bette won Oscars in 1935 for Dangerous and in 1938 for Jezebel...
Converted Prostitutes. Their pet project, however, was something called "Urania Cottage," or "Miss Coutts' Home for Fallen Women at Shepherd's Bush." A good half of the letters in the volume are concerned with the difficulties of reconstructing Jezebel in the image of Mrs. Grundy...