Word: cheerful
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...informal party for the cast had been held for some time before the curtain was due to rise, so that the players had ample opportunity to acquire a stock of artificial good cheer. When the curtain arose disclosing the 'picture'--hero on a tree, cast kneeling before him on the ground, their plight soon became evident. The hero fell headlong from the tree and lay prone upon the stage, and when rescue came, it was found that the chorus was sound asleep to a man. The curtain redescended immediately...
...ancient way-subsidy, British advisers, British control-had its disadvantages and was plainly out of date. But it would be hard to raise a cheer for the new way taking its place, urged on by Arab intrigue and bribe, exulting in disorder and governed by the street mobs and those who know how to guide them...
...rocketing increase in consumer credit has brought new life to an old business: debt counseling. Hundreds of consultants (also called poolers, liquidators, lumpers, managers, proraters) have sprung up around the nation and, in radio and newspaper ads, sing a soothing song: "Cheer up! No matter how much you owe or how many creditors you have-we will take over, arrange everything so that a single regular payment you can afford takes care of everything." Some imply that they will lend the debtor enough money to pay off his debts. But all the counselors do is collect money from the debtor...
...most part, the debate was solemn and deeply thoughtful. The most eloquent of the abolitionists was yellow-haired Bevanite Sydney Silverman, whose sarcastic, extreme left-wing speeches usually irritate the House; in this debate he heard a rare cheer as he urged "free men, free women, free Members of Parliament in a free society to wipe this dark stain from our statute books...
Considerable legend surrounds the origin of the title. According to sentimental reports, Gertrude Stein, who is the author of the opera's text, was lazing disconsolately on her bed at Radcliffe on a chill spring night of 1895. Trying to cheer her up, a room-mate suggested they attend a feminist rally at Sanders, led by suffragette Susan B. Anthony. Gertrude S. was dubious. "Oh, let's go," the friend urged. "Afred all, she's the mother...