Word: queen
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...feminine leads, now evidently one of the company's strong points, are Margaret Mitchell as Phyllis, Denise Findlay as Iolanthe, and Elia Halman as the Fairy Queen. Miss Mitchell, seen before as Yum-Yum, has a delightfully crystal voice and an acting manner no less charming. Her eighteenth century makeup is excellent, and her innocent, pseudo-proper, very British diction in the spoken dialogue a special attraction of the evening. Miss Findlay is bewitching and demure as the 17-year old mother of the lad of 25, and Miss Halman perfect as the frightening but not really fierce Fairy Queen...
Sadie's reputation as a quiz queen has little relation to her general or specific knowledge. When she doesn't know the answer (which is most of the time) she glibly ad-libs anything that pops into her head. Quizmasters, who hate and fear "dead air," cherish her gift of gab."What's a Capulet?" Felton asked her recently. "Someone with a small size cap," was Sadie's assured reply. Felton: "What great events occurred between 1860 and 1870?" Sadie: "Terrible things. They had a centennial. Things was terrible. McKinley, Buchanan and Lincoln all was killed...
...matter of fact, Sadie has never made the big leagues of quiz business. She hit her peak, as Mutual's Queen for a Day, in October 1945, when she won $400 worth of small prizes. Another time, she acquired a shiny new barber chair, which she sold for a secret but satisfactory...
...Britain. But U.S. trippers did not scare easily. Two months ago political worries had led some to cancel trips to Europe, but the defeat of Italy's Communists had queued them up in longer lines than ever. Last week, for the first time since last fall, the Queen Elizabeth left New York City packed to the rails. This summer some 100,000 U.S. tourists will visit the United Kingdom and Eire; twice as many hope to go to the Continent...
...Room. Some of the European countries found that they had oversold their attractions. Sweden even bought ads in U.S. newspapers discouraging midsummer travel-its hotels were full. But most still had the welcome mat out. The Netherlands was advertising the Queen's Golden Jubilee; Belgium plugged two international fairs and the famed Belgian cuisine; Norway touted its fjords; Britain listed the Olympics, horse races and regattas; Italy had an arm-long series of fairs and festivals from hot jazz to trapshooting. Europeans hoped that U.S. tourists would spend $300 million this year, twice as much...