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...Showman Billy (Aquacade) Rose, whose estranged wife Eleanor Holm Rose locked him out of their Manhattan town house more than a year ago, showed up at the place recently, was admitted by Eleanor and sat down with her in the kitchen for a cozy chat over some coffee. In the shared cups they found grounds for a divorce settlement, which the courts and their lawyers had been unable to work out in a two-year tug of war. Provided one of them divorces the other by April 10, Eleanor will go on swimming in the kind of money to which...
...better than a year ago, and its radio business 15% up over 1952. "Star power" did the trick, Kintner says. Early in its new life, the network decided to brighten up its TV by going out for big entertainers. Vice President Robert M. Weitman, a Broadway-wise showman who turned Manhattan's Paramount Theater into a mint by combining its first-run movies with name bands and singers, was called in as chief talent scout. Showman Weitman brought home a choice selection of what he calls "flesh": Dancer Ray Bolger, Professional Toastmaster George Jessel, Hoofer Paul Hartman, Nightclub Comedian...
...final decision. Jansen has all the basic virtues. He is a strong, calm, kindly man, able to soak up work like a sponge, make endless speeches and never offend anyone. He understands the school system, its people, its aspirations. He is not a crusader, a scholar or a showman. He still likes and understands children...
...round, paneled office atop the Manhattan headquarters of Webb & Knapp, Real Estate Tycoon William Zeckendorf has three telephones, a bronze Matisse nude, but no windows. The reason, says the room's designer, is that for a showman like Bill Zeckendorf "it would be ridiculous to create any environment for him other than one consisting exclusively of himself...
Last week Showman Marcus put on his biggest show of the year- his 16th annual Fall Fashion Exposition, in which the store had invested $50,000 and 12,000 man-hours of labor. By the shrewd device of awarding "Distinguished Service" plaques to outstanding designers, Mr. Stanley, as usual, had brought headline names* scurrying to Dallas from all over the world. Many another headliner came from distant points just to bid for the privilege of paying $12.50 (turned over to the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts) to be among the 1,000 paying guests in the first-night audience...