Word: colorless
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...over the answers. Has dear old Aunt Violet, married late in life, been done in by a Bluebeard husband? Or is she merely being driven out of her mind so that he can control her property and income? The nicely drawn English countryside is pleasant and relaxing, but the colorless romance of Aunt Violet's niece, who spearheads the inquiries, is soporific...
...female roles are somewhat colorless, but this is the playwright's fault. The supporting male cast, however, is first-rate, especially Thomas Carlin, who gives an impersonation of a Dutchman that would make Danny Kaye proud. My only reservation is Jerry Stiller as Firk the apprentice; his performance, though funny in itself, is stylistically incongruous with the speech and manner of all the other actors...
...still unnamed disease causes symptoms virtually indistinguishable from tuberculosis. However, the germs are definitely not tubercle bacilli (Mycobacterium tuberculosis)-most are yellow or orange, whereas tubercle bacilli are colorless. And the unidentified germs show a different growth pattern...
...degrees in history at Harvard, served until 1945 as a high official in the Nationalist government of Chiang Kai-shek, and has now retired to California. His book centers on one all-important fact about the Chinese Communist regime: that it is here to stay. Writing in a colorless but lucid style, the author first describes how, during the 1930's, the Communists managed to win the active support of China's peasantry, thus succeeding where Chiang Kai-shek's Kuomintang party had failed. Interesting, ableit somewhat chilling to an American, are the farsighted measures make sure that Peking...
...from under him. Mr. Stevenson, other wise admirably fitted for the role, isn't going to be available if he meets any further reverses. Senator Kefauver is as light as a cork. His only qualification is his ambition, which commends him to few besides himself. Governor Harriman is colorless. It begins to look as if the Democrats may have difficulty finding someone to stand on that carpet...