Word: sirening
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Siren of Atlantis (United Artists) may bring a moment of comfort to romantics who believe in the lost continent of Atlantis. It seems that the continent can be found this year somewhere near the Sahara Desert, within easy camel lope of a Foreign Legion post. Atlantis turns out to be populated by a carefree tribe whose principal activities are beating the tom-tom, drinking large quantities of a potent juice called arrack, and ogling the dancing girls. In their more solemn moments, they sometimes pause to embalm unwelcome visitors in molten gold...
Divorced. By Gloria Swanson, 49, siren of the silent screen (now making a comeback as mistress of ceremonies on a television show): fifth husband William M. Davey, 65, Wall Street yachtsman; after three years of marriage, no children; in Reno...
...billing as that of the permanent group, and exceedingly rare occurrence for stars of their standing.) It's been a long time since Miss Christians has been seen in a comedy but she has certainly not lost her touch. In a role that calls for a middle-aged siren, Miss Christians roars about the stage letting loose all that energy she was storing up during the long run of "I Remember Mana." This is not to say she overacts. She makes the most of her opportunities, but not at the expense of her fellow players who prove, anyhow, that they...
...Siren of Slutsk. It reminded the editors of another, similar case: that of Galina Dubrovina, of the town of Slutsk in western Belorussia. Miss Dubrovina had actually kept a notebook with a special page entitled "My Fiancés." There she had scored nine young fellows under four headings: "Job-Salary-Year of Birth-Home Address...
...pretty little valley of Sunchon ("Peaceful Heaven") rests neatly at the bottom of the rugged Chiri Mountains, twelve miles north of the port of Yosu. On the morning of Oct. 20, Sunchon's farmers were harvesting their rice, when they heard a siren and the rattle of small arms from the railroad station. They looked up to see 2,000 rebel soldiers and 400 civilians swarming off a train from Yosu...