Word: tropicana
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...sale a complete pizza mix in a tube; National Dairy this fall began selling liquid instant coffee in an Aerosol can. Seabrook Farms and others put out casserole dishes in plastic bags that can be tossed whole into a pot of water, cooked and served. Before long, Tropicana will introduce concentrated orange drink in an Aerosol can that automatically dispenses a teaspoon at a time for mixing...
...Crosby Brothers (at the Sahara) are old Las Vegas favorites, but it is only within the last few weeks that they have begun to put on their act for pay. ("The Sahara is new for us. We used to hang out down the line a piece. The Tropicana supplies Crosby wives wholesale.") Impeccably turned out in silk suits, ruffled shirts and elevator shoes, Gary, Lindsay, Philip and Dennis Crosby bounce onstage to prove that the Groaner's kids can make it on their own. But their father is far from forgotten. "Well," growls Gary after one close-harmony number...
...burbling, bouncy wife, Mimi Hines, 25, was the main attraction at the Empire Room of Manhattan's Waldorf-Astoria last week. Next, they are heading for Los Angeles' Coconut Grove, a stint on the BBC in London and a $3,500-a-week contract with the Tropicana in Las Vegas. Less than two years ago they were hitting the tank towns for $375 a week. Now they are one of the best-paid attractions in the business-and one of the most appallingly corny acts ever to hit the big time...
Below her high-piled, Gibson-girl hairdo, her smile was beatific as the flashbulbs flared like the big guns off Iwo on D-plus-one. For the moment, only the desperate waitresses in the main cabaret of Las Vegas' Tropicana Hotel seemed to realize that visiting Cinemactress Elizabeth Taylor was not the star of the show. "What can I serve you in the way of triples?" they asked, as they tried to turn the customers' minds back to the main business of the house. "You'll need three drinks to use up your minimum...
...many a wilted romance. "I think the hurt has now left, and that she will consent to Eddie getting a divorce here." Having reassured both herself and her public, Liz left for her $500-a-week quarters at the Hidden Well Ranch. Eddie Fisher was still registered at the Tropicana...