Word: louse
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...arranged by Eugene Loring) sometimes falters, but at its best-in the hot dancing at the night spot-it is sensational. Its singing, lightweight by operatic standards, is attractive for Broadway. (To preserve voices and play the roles on alternate nights, there are two Carmens, two Joes, two Cindy Lous.) The acting is remarkably ingratiating for performers who were dug up from nowhere and tossed upon a stage. One of the Carmens (Muriel Smith) used to clean film in Philadelphia, while the six-foot-five Husky Miller twirled a nightstick in Manhattan...
...Manhattan story editors. He got nowhere, renewed his option twice, was $750 in the hole and all but broke when RKO's then-President George Schaefer decided to chance it. Golden closed the deal with Ziemer's agent for $5,000-which Ziemer graciously accepted in lOUs. From the Guaranty Trust Co. Golden got a verbal commitment for financing...
...Blaming the U. S. cash-&-carry war policy for eating up her ready cash, Britain recently asked Argentina to send her foodstuffs on the cuff-reportedly ?43,000,000 worth. As partial payment Britain offered British-held Argentine bonds. But there was also an intriguing possibility: that the British lOUs might be discounted by Argentina in the U. S., turned into U. S. dollars. Argentina would thus get dollars needed to pay for U. S. imports while the U. S.-accepting the lOUs because British credit is well cushioned here-would be financing the whole deal, in effect making...