Word: propsed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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A confirmed bachelor who looks a bit like Bert Lahr's Cowardly Lion, McGowan lived in rented apartments for most of his life, but four years ago he bought a house in Georgetown and converted it into a revealing kind of private playland. Pushbuttons control all manner of gadgets: lighting...
Even dedicated arm benders find it necessary to spend some time behind their desks, of course, and so a variation on full-fledged partygoing was developed: the Drop-By. The ingredients for a successful Power Drop-By include a late arrival, a chauffeured limousine and media props. Defense Secretary Caspar...
Connoisseurs of tales of the raj will recognize in Jewel most of the pukka props that have become the stuff of imperial legend: rusty colonels and their horsy daughters, schoolmarmy missionaries and pip-pipping young officers. Awful duffers are forever bashing off for a gin-and-tonic at the club...
For conspicuous consumption, Dynasty-co-produced by TV's maestro of glamour, Aaron Spelling-is the undisputed champion. Dom Perignon champagne and Petrossian caviar are routine props on the set, and the show's wardrobes, designed by Emmy Winner Nolan Miller, cost $18,000 an episode. Twelve to...
The common wisdom among theater watchers is that Rauch leans toward the first, appealing side of Howard's paradox, while Warner is more likely to shock and horrify Warner embraces and encourages this interpretation. "Theater is change, it's revolution," he says. "It should frighten people, change them so they...