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Piece Period, the troupe's second number, is a tart, witty spoof of people and places, Italian, Spanish, French, English, German. In one of its six segments, Dos, an adventure-bent minx, appears in a saucy blue corselet with a black lace fringe. She is hounded, and eventually grounded, by twin Mrs. Grundys in black mantillas who shadow her every move on angry little sandpiper feet, then go skittering triumphantly off, presumably to tell the neighbors all about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dance: Frolic in Motion | 8/16/1963 | See Source »

...capstone of this play and these players in the Sheridan classic. In the 20th century theater, John Gielgud's English ranks above the king's. In the rest of the all-star cast, Ralph Richardson is a gem-crusty Sir Peter Teazle and Geraldine McEwan is a minx of rare merit as Lady Teazle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Aug. 9, 1963 | 8/9/1963 | See Source »

...with the U.S. was the worst of all-exports to the U.S. up 7.4%, imports up a startling 95.6%. Britain's trade deficit hit $168 million in May, $272 million in June."Frightening," says Lord Rootes, chairman of the Dollar Exports Council (and of Rootes Motors, whose Hillman Minx has been hard-hit by U.S. compacts). "We who pride ourselves on being a great trading nation are simply falling behind...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Needed: Exportfreudigkeit | 8/1/1960 | See Source »

...Dominican Playboy Porfirio Rubirosa and his fifth wife, sometime Cine-minx Odile Rodin. 21, whooped it up at a Manhattan party, a thief invaded their Plaza Hotel suite, made off with jewelry and mink worth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Dec. 1, 1958 | 12/1/1958 | See Source »

Ultimate Weapon. In Palm Springs, Calif., after Georgia Mae Love hit her husband on the nose with a claw hammer, stabbed him in the arm with a steak knife, and tried to ram his truck with her Hillman Minx, police booked her for disturbing the peace, discovered a three-foot bullwhip in her brassiere...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Aug. 11, 1958 | 8/11/1958 | See Source »

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