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...tomb of its own, near the pyramids in the necropolis at Sakkara. It is less than half as long as the ship of Cheops (whose pyramid is also the biggest), and its wood is badly decayed. But it has all the main features of later soul ships. On its deck is a cabin to shelter the soul of the dead Pharaoh. Pottery vessels hold food and drink for his royal feasts, and plates and eating utensils are ready for his use. The ship's keel is accurately pointed parallel to the equator, so that it will sail...
Died. Trixie Friganza (real name: Brigid O'Callaghan), 83, famed turn-of-the-century musical comedy star (Sally in Our Alley, Hit the Deck) and silent screen comedienne (The Road to Yesterday, Free and Easy), known as vaudeville's "Champagne Girl": at the Sacred Heart Academy in Flintridge, Calif., where she had been living in retirement since...
...William Tell Motel, which offers a swimming pool, playground, TV and air conditioning, all set in a lush tropical atmosphere, now faces stiff competition from the newer, $600,000 Highlander Motor Hotel, built with all the standard luxuries plus piped-in music, a sun deck, and heated swimming pool...
...Deck (MGM) also has its distinctions. It is the only Hollywood musical about the U.S. Navy that has been released this week. As usual, the sailors (Tony Martin, Vic Damone, Russ Tamblyn) are assigned to watch not foreign straits but domestic curves (Ann Miller, Jane Powell, Debbie Reynolds); and they dance so well it makes a taxpayer wonder if ballet lessons are now part of boot training. The dialogue offers few surprises. "I worship the ground you walk on," says Tony Martin. "Now he's talking real estate," says Ann Miller. The songs are old too. Somebody even sings...
Language Game. Ling-Whist, a card game that will teach players 300 words of either French or Spanish, has been put on the market by Manhattan's Games of the Month, Inc. Each card in the 120-card deck contains a letter of the alphabet, its phonetic pronounciation and point value. Object: build the cards into one of the 100 sentences or expressions shown in an instruction book. Price...