Word: luxe
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...people who see Tango in the U.S. will at least be mature in years. The film will carry an X rating, which bars admission to viewers under 18. Says Eugene Picker, an executive of the Trans-Lux Corp., which owns the Manhattan theater where Tango will open: "There is such a thing as pornography, and there is such a thing as a beautiful, well-made production by a talented director, and when you see this movie you will understand the difference...
...jazz, usually overlaid with intricate rhythms and marzipan harmonies from the Near and Far East. Chris and New Heavenly Blue display a crackling rock style deftly blending country, pop and jazz. Dave, now 51, plays with all the style and elegance of Van Cliburn summoning up memories of Meade Lux Lewis. But Jazz Great Gerry Mulligan's attacks on baritone sax are crisp and clean, and Brubeck and Mulligan bob and glide together like Astaire and Rogers doing the Big Apple. For a finale, Mulligan, the three Brubecks and nine assorted sidemen are likely to jam for wondrous minutes...
...Lux et Vanitas? Maybe Hersey is being ironic in his use of memos between police officials, though Yalemen are not noted for a sense of irony. The deadline is still next Tuesday. As Tigellinus often says, "This is a command...
While Bronwen tries to launch its ticker-restaurant franchise, Trans-Lux Corp., a manufacturer of ticker display units, has been signing up nonbrokerage-house locations all over North America. Quote boards were recently installed in the cocktail lounge of the Four Seasons hotel in Toronto and in the lobby of a new office building in Washington's Watergate complex, a development where many Administration officials live. The board was put in by the Watergate management to attract brokerage-house tenants, but they are few. On one recent day, the only tape watchers were two caged red parrots that...
Charges that phosphates in detergents ultimately kill wildlife in streams and lakes have opened new opportunities for Arm & Hammer washing soda. Ads note that it is phosphate-free and, when added to ordinary soaps like Lux or Ivory, can transform them into heavy-duty cleaners. In the interests of "helping save our nation's waters," the ad lists nine detergents with high phosphate contents and advises housewives to switch away from them-in favor of Arm & Hammer and soaps...