Word: nice
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...bald"-Jan. 30]: one is reminded of the tactless mother-in-law who, on meeting her new daughter-in-law for the first time, remarked, "Why, you're not at all pretty, are you?" The young bride replied, "No, I am not pretty, so I try to be nice. Have you ever tried that...
...Kraft Theater (Wed. 9 p.m., NBC), when Lee Tracy drew a sharply defined portrait of a tough, successful TV star in David Karp's Good Old Charley Faye. The principal characterization was well done in the writing as well as in the acting, and there were some nice, nostalgic throwbacks to the vaudeville of the '20s as old jokes were recalled during a soft-shoe routine ("You take a shower this morning?" "Why? Is one missing?" And: "Care to join me in a cup of coffee?" "Is there room for both of us?"). But the play had little...
This is a downright nuisance. The nice thing is that the library may end all of these worries almost immediately, at no cost, and with little work, which should please the library helpers. They need only pick up some typewriter check-in cards like those used for Widener. When a man brings a typewriter to Lamont, he would register his machine, and be given a numbered card--to take a typewriter out of the building he would have to surrender the card. In a breath, no one would get a card without a typewriter, and no one could leave with...
Izzy Ort's, according to Izzy, is a nice spot to spend an enjoyable weekend. Floor show is new at least every week (depending on trade). 25 Essex Street, and take a club...
...lady at the door wasn't very hospitable, and we waited while she muttered in the back about college students and looking for a free drink. They let us in anyway, and introduced us to the authors. Harland and Ann Riker were very nice, and promised to see us later as they shook hands...