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81The Man Who Laughs — For the Batman graphic novel, see Batman: The Man Who Laughs. For the various film adaptations, see The Man Who Laughs (film). The Man Who Laughs   …
82Fast and Loose (con game) — Fast and Loose is a cheating game played at fairs by sharpers. Also known as Pricking the Garter (Renaissance), The Strap (1930 con man argot), and The Old Army Game (World War II). In older periods, the leather or cloth webbing garters that men… …
83The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding — infobox Book | name = The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding title orig = translator = image caption = Dust jacket illustration of the first UK edition author = Agatha Christie cover artist = Not known country = United Kingdom language = English… …
84Medicine show — A reenactment of a medicine show in Ringwood, Illinois Medicine shows were traveling horse and wagon teams which peddled miracle cure medications and other products between various entertainment acts. Their precise origins unknown, medicine shows …
85William John Locke — (March 20, 1863 May 15, 1930) was a novelist, short story writer, and playwright born in Demerara, in what is now Guyana. Educated in Trinidad and at Cambridge, he entered on a career as a teacher in 1890, but disliked it; in 1897 he became… …
86Merry andrew (clown) — A merry andrew is a clown or buffoon[1] or mountebank s assistant[2]. The OED also mentions that Merryandrew can also be used as a verb meaning to play like a clown. Usages of the term merry andrew as a clown or buffoon The following passage from …
87Thomas Hailes Lacy — (1809 August 1, 1873) was a British actor, playwright, theatrical manager, bookseller, and theatrical publisher.Lacy made his West End stage debut in 1828 but soon turned manager, a position he held from 1841 at The Theatre , Sheffield (destroyed …
88Francis Kirkman — (1632 c. 1680) appears in many roles in the English literary world of the second half of the seventeenth century, as a publisher, bookseller, librarian, author bibliographer. In each he is an enthusiast for popular literature and a popularising… …
89New Zealand wine — Map showing major cities and approximate location of the main NZ wine growing areas New Zealand wine is largely produced in ten major wine growing regions spanning latitudes 36° to 45° South and extending 1,600 kilometres (990 mi). They are …
90John Lambe — (or Lamb) (born c. 1545; died June 13, 1628) was an English astrologer who served George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, during the early 17th century. Accused of black magic and rape, he was stoned to death by an unruly mob in… …
