Word: souffle
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Prince and the Pauper: For its one-night stand on the DuPont show, CBS's 90-minute version of Mark Twain's soufflé of make-believe, abounded in virtues that spell "longrun" to Hollywood-a sumptuous production, an exciting, neatly organized story, topflight performances soundly directed. Producer David Susskind, searched seven weeks in the U.S. and abroad to find a pauper (Johnny Washbrook) to match Rex (The King and I) Thompson's prince, coddled his show through three weeks of rehearsal. Amid a staggering 19 sets, Director Daniel Petrie moved his cameras and 100 players with...
...finding a foundling that nobody will believe is not her own. What the story badly needs is a group of skilled comedians. Eddie Fisher, no actor, has a pleasant voice, and Debbie Reynolds has a pleasant face. The main trouble is that Director Norman Taurog has dished up his soufflé with a fairly heavy hand...
...Sudsy Soufflé. The kind of drama the viewers really like, apparently, was served up by CBS on Climax! Its hour-long production of The Louella Parsons Story scored a handsome 27.0 Trendex-the highest rating ever won by the show. What viewers saw was a sudsy narrative with all the impact of a souffle hitting a concrete wall. In a slick amalgam of film and live TV, Teresa Wright played Gossipist Louella to near-perfection, catching the whining needle of the Parsonian voice and delivering ex cathedra pronouncements on Louella's likes (dancing, pretty clothes, dogs, young people...
...experiences aboard La Douce, sips a little hot wine, and wonders if he can now get an extra disability allowance. Author Ferret has turned his escapist tale with wit and grace. No dish for the literal-minded, it is, in the words of one enthusiastic English reviewer, "a soufflé with sail...
Salzburger Knocker. Made the easy way. This recipe is for people who cannot toss a soufflé omelette in the air to turn it over in the pan. Mix 1½ tablespoons flour and 4 tablespoons granulated sugar, and 1 pinch of salt. Add these to the well-beaten yolks of 6 eggs. Blend well, and then fold into the well-beaten whites of 6 eggs. Melt ¼lb. butter in a large, deep, iron frying pan. Pour the mixture into this. Cook over a slow flame for 3 to 4 minutes. Then place under the broiler and cook slowly...