Word: magic
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Dates: during 1950-1950
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...spectacles with large false noses attached to them. U.S. citizens were also snapping up Miss Gorgeous Blond Fan Dancing Photos (smiles and dances before your eyes), Nature Boy Squirt Ash Trays, Hollywood Floating Cutie Doll Pencils, Goofy Eggs (won't stand still unless you know the secret) and Magic Light Bulbs (mysteriously lights while held in your hand...
...Magic Show. Western businessmen who looked at Eastern Germany's exhibits-giant cranes, rakish little automobiles (see cut), shiny new Contax cameras-were disappointed when they went to the fair's export offices to put in orders. "Sorry," they were told, "we're only exporting that line to the east." "You know why they encouraged us to come here," said one embittered American buyer. "Because it helps their propaganda along." He pointed to a sign that proclaimed: "Leipzig Fair-Symbol of German Unity...
...hostess card on her blouse and the tall, bony girl with a small face and muted features who was following her. No, he said, he was just going to --. But he found himself introduced to the lanky girl, and asked her to dance. The loudspeaker leaked "It's Magic." They exchanged names and information about home towns, fields of concentration, and then danced silently for a long time. Stealthily, Vag wiped his moist palms between each dance. She did too. Finally the girl asked Vag what time it was and said she was supposed to meet a friend. Would...
...musical revue is neither fish nor foul. Whatever it is, Broadway has found a recipe for it. The magic formula usually calls for the following ingredients: a skit about psychoanalysis; an old-fashioned, home-town dance number; a Latin American fiesta scene; a take-off on the movies or movie heroines; and a big production number which parodies some other form of the theater. Throw in the usual mediocre songs and dance routines that don't quite come off, and you've got "Lend an Ear"-- as well as every other musical revue in sight...
Fired by both Chesterfield and CBS, Godfrey headed back to Washington. Even there, it seemed his magic had gone. "I had gotten to thinking like a smart-aleck Broadway showman, and people don't want Broadway every day. But little by little, I regained the humility I had lost. I got back to sunsets, fishing, horses. My interest in people returned. The show improved, clients were pleased, and fans began to increase...