panjandrum
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Roberts’ smoldering, high-beam intensity caught the attention of Joe Papp, a panjandrum of New York theater who cast Roberts in a Public Theater production of the Civil War drama “Rebel Women.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2024
Last week Harry Truman, by right of office, was the presiding panjandrum at the nation's annual rite of spring, the Washington Senators' opening ball game.
From Time Magazine Archive
Moments later, he took the rostrum to deliver a dart-sharp speech calling for a complete overhaul and rejuvenation of the Republican Party, from precinct captain to panjandrum.
From Time Magazine Archive
Also seeking a ticket to Columbus is Wayne Hays, the former grand panjandrum of the House Administration Committee, who was brought low by his high jinks with Elizabeth Ray.
From Time Magazine Archive
There were abbots and prelates, knights and squires, and all who delighted to honor the great panjandrum of Rheims.
From Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
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