Word: palladium
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...usual, the B. B. C. was putting its official glaze over the facts, for everyone at the London Palladium saw and heard King George roaring and Queen Elizabeth laughing till the tears came at the way Cicely Courtneidge burlesqued a "larky spinster," at Gracie Fields scratching herself as an itching mill girl and at Jack La Vier hopelessly entangling himself in a trapeze after he had announced, "Now I'll show you just how far insanity has advanced...
First sale on opening day was made by Dame Laura Knight, first woman ever to be on the Academy's selection committee, a famed painter of circus scenes. Dominating most of one wall in a main gallery was her massive canvas called London Palladium showing an unprepossessing young woman in evening dress watching the Crazy Gang, well known London vaudeville team, from a stage box. Manager Gerald Black of the Palladium snapped it up for $6,000 to embellish his lobby...
...week by the arrival of the season's first boat was a rip-snorting gold rush into the Goodnews area of southwestern Alaska. In three days no less than 50 airplane flights were made from Anchorage, bearing prospectors to the sands of Kuskokwim Bay, where gold, platinum and palladium strikes had been reported. Overnight a tent city sprang up on the beach with all the trimmings of Klondike days, including a gaming brawl which required the attention of a Federal marshal and the ministrations of one Alice Forsgreen. "the lady barber" of nearby Bethel, who doubles as a nurse...
...weeks ago, however, the British Theatre was shaken by news that Strip-Tease Dancer Diane Raye had arrived from Manhattan to do her act at the London Palladium. Though the average Briton did not know what "striptease" meant, he knew it was a Broadway specialty, suspected that therefore it was probably indecent. So much hubbub foamed up in London's press that the staid Palladium canceled the act and the more racy Victoria Palace grabbed...
With the dazzling candor of exalted birth he has said, "I prefer brawn to brains." He honestly thinks brainy people queer, commands ten languages, likes dancing, tennis, shooting, prizefights, the circus, slapstick at the Palladium and ginger ale with his meals. Untroubled by minor inconsistencies, he is a Mason, Greek Orthodox and divorced-all in good standing. Until last week he has been rather careful with his fortune of $100,000. Then at one clip Kingmaker Kondylis sent him $200,000 in advance expense money for his triumphal return to Athens, and at once there was trouble. Seemingly the Greek...