Word: compacter
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...take sides violently for or against it, have had a field-day in comparing the so-called "well-made" play with the so-called "mood" play. Champion of the former group is Lillian Hellman, whose melodramatic hits, including "Watch on the Rhine" which opened here last night, are taut, compact plays, carefully plotted and manipulated. Prime progenitor of the "mood" plays is, of course, William Saroyan...
...been rejected by death is easily tempted to take up the pen.'' Such is Hillary's avowed reason for writing down at white heat this compact, moving journal. He has, however, a stronger reason, which gives his chapters their impact...
...Cabell also set about composing an urbane and bloody tale of Menendez' time, compact of history, folklore and imagination...
...were shorter, more compact, and perhaps a little less heroic in tone, "One Foot in Heaven" might rank as one of the outstanding movies of the year. As it is, it's rather tiring and dull. But its high-spots are worth seeing; they make you wish there were more of them...
...program for the degree of Master of Education is designed to meet the needs in professional training arising out of the war situation, it was explained, and represents a more compact organization of the School's instruction for training school administrators, supervisors, and special workers in such fields as measurement, guidance, and psychology...