Word: loves
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...plot Bright Lights revives the old standby about the burlesque comedian who makes a hit in a Broadway show and falls in love with a fickle society heiress while his faithful wife and partner goes back to "burleycue." Before Comedian Brown is brought to see the error of his ways he is given opportunity not only to sing and dance but turn a back somersault, take innumerable falls, chase madly hither & yon, utter his famed maniacal yell on numerous occasions and tell in baby talk an interminable story about a " 'little bitsy mousie." To show his dramatic ability...
...mistake on his opening night and is compelled to pay $20 to a ticket scalper to get into the theatre in time for his entrance cue. The other occurs when he discovers his true feelings for his wife just after he has written her a letter telling of his love for the fickle heiress and is forced to chase half way across the country in an effort to intercept it. To tall Arthur Treacher, playing the part of a saturnine and formidable English valet, falls Bright Lights' one bright line. "I posted the letter...
Middlemen Cerf, Klopfer and Scherman frequently profess their love of literature but they are no fools. They saw that Story was getting no nearer to standing on its own financial bottom. Last week, in announcing its sale to Dr. Simon, they declared: "Story has grown out of the class where it can any longer be treated as a part-time interest." Mildly Editor Whit Burnett mentioned that the old owners had not given him enough money to expand the way he wanted...
...William Bishop Warner and Lionel J. Noah did not become masters of American Woolen Co. for love of the woolen business, for a desire for higher salaries, or even for the honor of running (he biggest woolen company in the U. S. Mr. Warner, an expert on merchandising and style promotion, had a good salary and plenty of honor as president of McCall Corp. Mr. Noah was said to be getting $50,000 as vice president of Gimbel Bros., Philadelphia. The thing that clinched their bargain with American Woolen was the right to collect a bonus of from...
Keynote of the campaign: One time, it must have been two years ago, when we were all sitting around after supper I said to myself and the boys: "You know, boys, I sort of have a feeling that people would sure love just to get a taste of our own family's whiskey." So we set about making it. And now you've got it. And I bet it tastes as good to you as it does...