Word: delighteful
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Michael Flanders and Donald Swann; Angel). An irreverent, off-key assault on an assortment of sacred cows by the two-man cast of a witty London revue. They warble their uncertain, Oxford-accented way through a series of wandering digressions on the London bus system (A Transport of Delight), the morals of the clubman (Madeira, M'Dear?), the woes of the hi-fi fan ("What do you get? Flutter on your bottom"). They do their best work, Flanders howls, in a snug little house in "an amusing mews," where...
...Scientific Monthly was equally unsettling. "Out of 303 names chosen for their eminence in science, only three were found to be Catholics." A 1952 study of American Men of Science showed that of 50 institutions turning out the most scientists, not one was Catholic. "I certainly take no delight in disturbing your minds with such humiliating evidence. We could, however, reflect upon many other facts to show that the 35 million Catholics of this country and our Catholic educational system are not producing anywhere near their proportion of leaders. Of the 96 U.S. Senators, there are, for example, only...
...practice costumes bounce in and out with classic grace, fitting into seemingly insoluble patterns. But their movements have none of the solemnity of the classic ballet, are free and relaxed, like those of children racing in and out of games. The dancers tie themselves up in little knots and delight in getting out of them gracefully. As the music mocks itself-in a trumpet jeer or a pizzicato poke-the dancers mock the music with a hop, skip or bump. Most dramatic bits: Canadian-born Melissa Hayden's stunning solo variation and a languorous, sensual pas de deux exquisitely...
Mozart: Divertimenti (Vienna Philharmonic Wind Group, Vienna Konzerthaus Quartet; Westminster, 5 separate LPs). Three of these disks for various combinations of woodwinds have an outdoor note that adds a tart delight to indoor listening. They are cleanly played, gay, youthful craft pieces composed for special occasions. The music bounces and jumps, always with 18th century dignity, puts no strain on the intellect. The other two disks are scored for strings and have a bit more body and substance...
JUSTINE, by Lawrence Durreli. Not to the taste of every literary palate but a special delight for those who can savor the sensuous, the sensual and the unsavory all at once. The heroine is a sex-surfeited Jewess in Alexandria who does not understand herself, in or out of bed. The reward for the reader is an unforgettable impression of both the oddly exciting and sordid sides of a Near Eastern city...