Word: shimmering
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...Shimmer & Impulse. As a rainbow, shimmering with a new change of clothes at every appearance, coruscating with glittering jewels, shapely, brown-eyed Eva was unbeatable. Spaniards, high & low, took to her with open arms. Up & down the nation for two weeks and four days (TIME, June 23) they feted her, showered her with gifts and, as a grand climax, pinned upon her well-rounded bosom the Grand Cross of Isabella la Católica. Eva loved it. The promise of Franco's bauble had spurred her trip. The other reasons for the extravaganza were not so clear...
...reason for all this is, of course, their acting. Beyond its adroitness, beyond its shimmer of personality, their acting has the tingle and fizz that makes high fun of theatergoing. But there are other reasons. One is that the Lunts are married, which lends a piquancy-in-reverse to the stage's most frequent living-in-sinners. Finally, there is Actress Fontanne's miraculous, unchanging youthfulness. Nearing 60, she could still pass for a glamorous...
Debussy: Selections (Artur Rubinstein; Victor, 6 sides). Shimmer music. Performance: good. Recording: good...
Naples: the Knights. Naples, partially cleaned up and restored, was taking on some of the tawdry shimmer of Cairo. Though only 50 miles from the war, life had grown easy. The sea was warm, spring flowers were out, well-dressed girls appeared on the crowded sidewalks, restaurateurs and private citizens unearthed hidden stocks of liquor; hurdy-gurdies were playing. Taking a hint from the tactical situation, staff officers began to stabilize working hours, began to grouse at war's overtime...
Post-War Preview boasts nothing in the way of performers, singers or dancers, owes all to its showgirls, its shimmer and its savvy. But it is a nice theater ticket to get with the dinner check...