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----------------------------Original message---------------------------- I believe the word is "compere" with an accent over the first e. Perhaps someone can verify this as I have no references here. Susan Fatemi ----------------Original message---------------------------- > We are looking for the name for the person who gives the running > commentary on a fahion show, as the models come down the runway, like > Evangeline Elliott in the House of Elliott. I understand they are now > obsolete, being superseded by loud rock music. O tempora, O mores! We have > looked in all our many books on fashion without success. Any suggestions > gratefully received. > > Stanley Shiebert > Librarian PHONE: (206) 386-4615 > Fine and Performing Arts FAx: (206) 386-4616 > Seattle Public Library > 1000 Fourth Avenue INTERNET: [log in to unmask] > Seattle, WA 98104 >