Word: clappings
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...somehow the interior of the Charles Playhouse expands. It has to, to accomodate the exuberance of Godspell actors and actresses. As they march out into the aisles to sing and clap their way through "Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord," the entire house shakes--except for buoying waves of enthusiasm, the roof might have collapsed long...
When machines receive awards, do other machines clap...
...owns the Cardinals, was delivered to his box seat each day aboard a beer wagon pulled by eight clomping Clydesdales. Able to be thrilled by a buckboard, the people of St. Louis were also not too sophisticated to sing Hello, Redbirds, Well Hello, Redbirds along with Carol Channing or clap in rhythm every time the organist struck up the Budweiser jingle, incessantly...
...collective hysteria. Said one man who survived the ordeal: "We knew what they had been doing in Shatila. We were sure our time had come." The militiamen fired into the air several times in an attempt to restore order; at one point, they also ordered the crowd to clap hands in unison to halt the wailing...
Taking this concern to its logical extreme several professors say applause fosters an unhealthy atmosphere in the classroom. Professors Helen Vendler, John Stilgoe and David Donald all ask students not to clap after class. "Applause signifies a performance," says Vendler. "It turns too much into a television show. There are a certain number of things not present in a performance that are present in a lecture. Some days I might not be entertaining," she adds. "We might be puzzling over a single word...