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...such as "Include me out" and "I read part of it all the way through." But how many remember when Goldwyn and his competitor Jack Warner co-produced the following wonderful gaffe? At a postwar banquet for Britain's war hero Field Marshal Montgomery, Goldwyn rose and proposed a toast to "Marshall Field Montgomery." After a stunned silence, Warner corrected him, "Montgomery Ward, you mean...
MOST CONFUSING FISH DISH Dubbed Skin Caviar by its maker, La Prairie, and packed with a silvery spoon, this chemical anti-aging goop looks good enough to eat. It raises the question of whether these tiny pearly grains are meant to be spread on toast or on one's face. The latter is the answer, of course, but if stored in the refrigerator, Skin Caviar, at $65 for two ounces, could lead to some surprise snacking...
Every Friday and Saturday at midnight, fans across the nation arm themselves with toilet paper, rice and toast in preparation for the bizarre ritual. When the film's crazy Dr. Frank-n-furter proposes a toast, the audience pelts the screen with--you got it--slices of toast. And when rain soaks movie characters Brad and Janet, audience members drench each other with water pistols...
Rocky Horror might have taken off, but the viewers didn't, returning time and time again to throw toast, squirt water, and contribute to the film's $60 million success...
Putting together a live revue that is water- and toast-proof takes hours of work, says Mariann Diedrich, director of the Harvard Square performances. "When someone says they want to be in the cast, we first have to find their part, then train them, and then coordinate them with the rest of the show," Diedrich says. "There is a lot of planning and a lot of work...