Word: magicians
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...accompanied Willkie on his travels saw the incredible story unfold. Some of them became as hardened to fabulous occurrences as a magician's assistant. Some, refusing to believe, fixed their eyes only on the polls and political indexes...
...smart enough to get themselves sued by a dealer on the same grounds. Embroiled in a lawsuit in Hollywood, Calif, last week was a smart, grey, stocky art collector named Dr. U. (for Ulrich) L. (for he won't say what) Di Ghilini. Dr. Di Ghilini is a magician, an adept at exposing fake mediums, who baffles and intrigues the cinema...
...hammered silver and gold, of the 16th Century or earlier. Summoning his powers of hocuspocus, Dr. Di Ghilini made small purchases, casually asked Joseph Osiel, tall, excitable part owner of the shop, about the throne. It would cost $2,000, said Mr. Osiel. For two weeks Magician Di Ghilini made more purchases, let Mr. Osiel bring his wares to his house. Finally Mr. Osiel brought the throne and his partner Frank Spencer. According to Dr. Di Ghilini, they closed the deal, signing an unconditional bill of sale for $200 and 14 of Dr. Di Ghilini's pictures...
...HEADLESS LADY-Clayton Rawson-Putnam ($2). Merlini, magician, can't let circuses or murders alone. Visiting the Hannum Bros. show, he starts to prove the owner's fatal car smashup a homicide. Then State troopers find a decapitated brunette in his own car. Lots of Big-Top jargon...
...fashion, tend to create a social compulsion not unlike state edict in its effect, while a brief look-see at the "God Bless America" excesses should convince anyone of the impossibility of maintaining this type of emotional patriotism within non-ridiculous bounds. (At one show currently on Broadway a magician pulls 20 Starred-and-Striped chorus girls out of a hat; they're honeys, but would Professor Elliott approve...