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  • 'Do you by any chance remember, ten years ago, another horse called Showman?'

    Blood Sports Francis, Dick 1967

  • But the music of the Showman was a single tune for all.

    Drolls From Shadowland

  • Brian Williams of the Muskingum Livestock Committee called Showman of Showmen "the highest honor at the fair," directing the judges and competitors in the two tie breakers it took to bestow Todd Williams the title.

    zanesvilletimesrecorder.com - Local News 2009

  • "Then there was Smoke [located on Broadway at 106th] and this organ place in Harlem called Showman's."

    JamBase 2009

  • "Showman," said Selznick had found something special in Ms. Jones.

    NYT > Home Page By ALJEAN HARMETZ 2009

  • The North had built a 16-7 lead when the "Showman" got in the act.

    Merced Sun-Star: front 2009

  • Ranbir Raj Kapoor, the eldest son of the doyen of Hindi cinema, Prithvi Raj, shows just why he is the only person deserving the epithet of the 'Showman'.

    NAACHGAANA 2009

  • "I think we won a lot with kids around the world by how well we played and how we got along with each other so well," said Lofton, who serves as the "Showman" for many of the Globetrotters 'games.

    The Washington Times stories: Latest Headlines 2009

  • In his parting shot the "Showman" says, "The _Punch_ writers say they can't understand our jokes.

    The History of "Punch" M. H. Spielmann

  • Having garnered an advance copy of Rose's book, Fred Hayman: The Extraordinary Difference: The Story of Rodeo Drive, Hollywood Glamour and the Showman Who Sold It All, I spent the entire Memorial Day weekend reading until all hours... and appreciating once again the miracle man whom I am privileged to call my friend.

    Jay Weston: Mr. Beverly Hills, Fred Hayman, Honored... and His Biography Is Published Jay Weston 2011

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