Word: casualities
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...program nearly did not come off, as Kaye, mistaking the intent of hisses which arose from the introducer's casual mention of Yale Law School, ran off the stage in horror. He curtsied to the loud cheers that greeted his return...
Then there was Kaye. He took old songs and new twists, jokes, casual conversation, tall lines and short lines, even a few serious lines, and captivated everyone in the audience. He did not really have enough material, but he rarely has. He imitated the Spanish dancers, did a takeoff on a German opera singer; and subsequently got the audience to add sound effects and choruses to songs. He grimaced, danced, and double-talked in an inimitable, much imitated manner...
...Hundley is a 6-ft.-4-in. reformed court clown who has slow-Jy learned to keep his comedy talents from interfering with his skill at playing basketball. Hot Rod, when he puts his mind to it, can do anything-dribble, shoot, pass and play defense-with the casual assurance of a pro. In three seasons he has scored more than 2,000 points.
...catch Bibbia. Calmly he watched a procession of other competitors fly into trouble at Shuttlecock. One shot over the lip of the turn and disappeared in the trailside snow. "He's waving to show that at least one arm is not broken," was the announcer's casual comment. Then Connor slammed onto his skeleton...
...mood, mixing farce and tragedy, is endlessly complex. Yet De Sica continually achieves the casual visual epigram. His camera, like a wise old pickpocket, filches its riches unobtrusively. And the actors seem to fulfill the creator's intentions as naturally as if they were his hands and feet-even De Sica does exactly what De Sica wants. Toto, Italy's Chaplin, is exquisitely funny. Loren's parts fit beautifully into the whole. Mangano for once is convincing, and Paolo Stoppa, as a man who wants all the pleasures of suicide without its aftereffects, is superb. Perhaps best...