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Word: laxton (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Mileage. In Sparta, Wis., Dealer William Laxton, trying to sell a used TV set to a customer, said: "Now here's a set in excellent condition. It was owned by a little old lady with weak eyes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Apr. 6, 1959 | 4/6/1959 | See Source »

...cast stay pretty well within the confines of the script. Their acting is spirited, and a credit to themselves and to director Peter Temple, who comes as close to making the play live as possible. Especially engaging are Jerry Kilty as Trap Door, the scoundrel, and Robert Fletcher as Laxton, the lecher. Many of the minor characters are also amusing caricatures of London town-types; one of these is Jack Dapper, the fop, played by Nick Benton (who turns up again...

Author: By Stephen O. Saxe, | Title: The Playgoer | 5/4/1951 | See Source »

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