Word: concept
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Archibald took several sections considerably faster than Copland himself used to, and in the process introduced quite a few wrong notes. But his over-all concept of the work's structure and impetus yielded a more unified result than when the composer played it. This is achievement enough for a young pianist...
Siiri Woodward's belabored Nurse and Larry Stark's meek Doctor are creditable; and Jane Hallowell has an all-too-brief cameo appearance. As Mr. and Mrs. Stanley, Terry Graham and Jean Young are somewhat lacking in a convincing naturalness; and Betty Stoneman needs to tone down her concept of Harriet, a pathetic Lizzie Borden grown senile...
Moviegoers who will build their concept of convent life on this movie should know that this is the story of a European order of nuns, and it is the story of a nun who did not remain. It is a flawless artistic presentation...
...ideal house for leisurely and elegant living. Rooms were high, with tall windows that could be opened to the breezes; the broad verandas, ennobled by stately Grecian porticoes, were a prototype of indoor-outdoor living. The New South, too, is fast on its way to evolving its own concept of modern comfort. Last week the American Institute of Architects, announcing the winners of a competition that drew 135 entries from the ten Gulf and Southeast Atlantic states, found that the New South still cherishes its breezeways, highceilinged rooms, and a taste for elegance and lighthearted formality in living. Outstanding among...
...than his mystic yearning for national grandeur. He believes that the Anglo-American nuclear domination of NATO is inducing in Western Europeans a "suicidal" lack of interest in their own defense. Convinced that "French soldiers fight best under the French flag," De Gaulle also opposes the present concept of "integrated" NATO forces, prefers a World War II-style "cooperative alliance," and asks what would become of Western European nations without nuclear weapons if the day came when it did not serve U.S. and British interests to use the nuclear deterrent in local defense of Europe...