Word: bit
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Schmidt chose a varied program wholly devoted to intriguing and rather out-of-the-way items. The opening "Hail, bright Cecilia," by Purcell, had the proper majesty, though there was a bit of trouble with a few of the tricky entrances. Brahms' brooding and richly colored Song of the Fates fared well, and again showed that Brahms has no superior in the handling of the choral medium...
Simplicity predominates? the stage stands black and bare, properties have been minimized, and the scenes presented involve a minimum of physical action. The resulting emphasis on sheer ability to read poetry well suits the group's talents. But even in the final bit, the play-within-a-play from A Midsummer Night's Dream, entailing a certain amount of slapstick, the players do a fine...
...Nations report blaming Russia for smashing Hungarian independence, or that Ceylon was one of the five signing nations. Afterwards, he explained that he knew the name of India's Prime Minister, but he could not pronounce Jawaharlal. And the name of the Prime Minister of Ceylon "is a bit unfamiliar now; I cannot call...
...left, the banks of the Charles, bathed in the soft light of a July evening, were covered with an undulating mass of human bodies, and the romantic mixture of perfume and sweat nauseated him slightly. "Obscenity everywhere," thought Vag, and he slowly turned up Plympton Street, feeling a bit out of place in such a cruel setting...
...procession of economists, financiers and assorted experts testifying in Washington on the course of the U.S. economy. Commerce Secretary Sinclair Weeks added his bit last week. Secretary Weeks's appraisal: "Spotty." He was worried about inflation's steady spiral, which pushed living costs to an alltime high in June (see NATIONAL AFFAIRS). Yet the economy seemed well able to absorb the high prices-at least for the moment. In 1957's second quarter, the gross national product climbed to an annual rate of $433.5 billion, some 5% more than last year; half the gain...