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Word: waltzed (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...yarn is brightly punctuated, too, by Agnes de Mille's varied choreography-a sharp, expressive Civil War ballet, a waltz-drenched first-act finale, and some lively specialties in which Oklahoma!-born Joan McCracken is indeed pretty special. To her clean dancing style, she adds pert looks, funny gestures, a comic gift for bellowing a song...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theatre: New Musical in Manhattan, Oct. 16, 1944 | 10/16/1944 | See Source »

...themselves locked out. Ankara's swank Karpic Restaurant was the scene of an embarrassing incident. Just as slick German Ambassador (and Spy-Master) Franz von Papen entered, the orchestra was beating out Pistol Packin-Mama. With truly Turkish tact, it slid with few fumbles into the Merry Widow Waltz...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TURKEY: Harum-Scarum | 8/14/1944 | See Source »

Despite the success of Blossom Time (Franz Schubert) and The Great Waltz (Johann Strauss) the rather obvious idea of building an operetta around the life of Norwegian Composer Edvard Hagerup Grieg apparently occurred to nobody until a year ago. Then it suddenly burgeoned in the brain of Edwin Lester, director of the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera Association. He proceeded to turn out one of the most lavish and expensive ($110,000) productions the Association has ever staged. Song of Norway opened in Los Angeles last fortnight and by last week, it was looking like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Grieg in Greasepaint | 7/3/1944 | See Source »

...five U.S. films most popular in Russia, according to Kalatozov, were: In Old Chicago, 100 Men and a Girl, Great Waltz, Lady Hamilton, Mission to Moscow. (TIME'S Moscow correspondent reported that, at its first showing, Moscow audiences found parts of Mission to Moscow slightly comical.) Kalatozov also said that Russia's favorite U.S. cinemactors are: Bette Davis, Charlie Chaplin, Spencer Tracy, Deanna Durbin, Mickey Mouse...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CURRENT & CHOICE: Ambassador | 6/12/1944 | See Source »

...vacant moments you may have to kill. And since this is Monday and therefore Old Timers' night, these few moments will be filled with music for you Old Timers who perhaps like another kind of music. So here's our beginning number tonight. It is the Waltz King, Wayne King...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: By Any Other Name | 4/10/1944 | See Source »

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