Word: detract
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...material as the filling in of Back Bay is omitted. And certainly even poetic liceuse does not excuse the illustrator from depicting the Charles flowing serenely past Massachusetts Hall in the direction of what is now the Square. But these criticisms are decidedly minor in character, and do not detract from the general felicity of Mr. Tourtellot's treatment. "The Charles" remains a thoroughly interesting book, and belongs on the required reading list of every Harvard student...
Without seeking to detract in any way from the credit out pink playmates should get for their good order and discipline, I should like to point out that there was no likelihood whatever of any clash, and that when America First counter-pickets were sent out to prevent the Student Union from having a monopoly on the newspaper photographs, they were limited in number and given equally strict orders not to do any talking or anything else that might start trouble...
...school man. The quality of their contributions is certainly more than high enough to explain, if not to excuse their inclusion, But an undergraduate magazine should devote its space to undergraduate expression, and these men have many other journals open to their work. These-reflections, however, should not detract from the magazine's interest...
Perhaps with better direction the picture might move faster. But the airy touch which one usually associates with French direction is entirely absent, and the plot is allowed to sag of its own weight. The acting, though not exceptional does not detract too much from the quality of the film. Lillian Harvey, as the English girl with whom Schubert falls in love, manages to carry off a difficult role with considerable understanding. But she is not enough to save the picture from being a slow, slightly tuneful attempt to capitalize on the fact that Schubert was a great composer...
Apparently nervous over the fact that Carroll's balding head, which gives him the look of a village deacon, might detract from the glamor to be associated with a dashing entrepreneur of naked floor shows, Paramount suggested that Carroll wear a wig in the picture. Carroll refused, explained: "A bald-headed boulevardier has more appeal for women than any clumsy youngster, no matter how well covered is his scalp...