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Word: cleverness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...good voice. He used it seldom in solos, but added much to the general effect. Unfortunately, Neumann's theatrical equipment does not include singing ability, but his deep voice has a passable range, and the lyrics to his one solo, "When Britain Really Ruled the Waves," are clever enough to support far less vocal talent...

Author: By Robert J. Schoenberg, | Title: Iolanthe | 4/23/1953 | See Source »

Unfortunately, Joyce Freelander's Phyllis is given little that is very clever to say or sing. And so her voice, which often meanders across the proper key, is rather disturbing. Even her obvious and infections delight in being on a stage does not out-balance her inadequacy. But Dusty Gould, who played the fairy queen, came through with a clear alto to match her fine acting...

Author: By Robert J. Schoenberg, | Title: Iolanthe | 4/23/1953 | See Source »

...vote of 705 to 49, the Nacionalistas chose Ramon Magsaysay. Against President Quirino, his seasoned and clever old boss, Amateur Magsaysay has a good chance-provided the elections can be kept as clean as they were two years ago, when Magsaysay's devoted soldiers did what they could to police the polls...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PHILIPPINES: Lastly! Lastly! | 4/20/1953 | See Source »

After so many grim, world-weary, weather-beaten faces, you at last come up with Rosalind Russell's-a clever chick who evidently does what every American woman should do: happily enjoys life and living to the fullest and shows it! Your March 30 cover and story...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Apr. 13, 1953 | 4/13/1953 | See Source »

...personal morality. In their uninstructed search for the true and the beautiful, writes Bruckberger, they "gave to bodily beauty the character of a religious revelation." Since they felt that beauty should be enjoyed, the figure of the courtesan became not at all a shameful one. To Father Bruckberger, the clever courtesan Mary Magdalene symbolizes in the Gospels the outward beauty of the Greek ideal as well as its moral shortcomings...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: La Femme Coupee | 4/13/1953 | See Source »

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