Word: shows
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Receive . . . this red hat, the sign of the unequaled dignity of the cardinalate, by which it is declared that thou shouldst show thyself intrepid even to death by the shedding of thy blood, for the exaltation of the blessed faith...
...there have been several presidential "elections," but this was the first in which an opposition candidate was permitted. Once a seminarist slated for the priesthood, later a university economist, devout, self-effacing Dictator Salazar believes the masses incapable of governing themselves. Every now & then he lets the opposition show its head, to make a show of "democracy...
Comedienne Beatrice Lillie, currently cleaning up on Broadway in Inside U.S.A., got herself all dolled up in a black taffeta maid's uniform complete to feather duster, to sweep up a few laughs at Manhattan's annual March of Dimes fashion show...
...December, when Christmas carols were banned by the Russian military government, RIAS's Uncle Tobias (the RIAS equivalent of Uncle Don) invited children to sing carols in the huge Titania Palast. More than 5,000 showed up. Two repeat programs had to be held and RIAS beamed the show "especially for the benefit of those Kinder not fortunate enough to sing carols this Christmas...
This week, for a change, the portrait of Vincent hung in Lewenthal's Beverly Hills gallery, at the end of a long corridor, amid deep-red drapes, in candlelight subtly augmented by spotlights. The first night was an invitation show, intended for 500 closely screened art lovers, from Thomas Mann to Shirley Temple. For the next couple of days, anybody could look at it. Then it would go back to blaze in Mr. Goetz...