Word: disappointing
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...oratorio. Both methods have been tried, the former at Mczieres in 1921, and the latter in Rome five years later. There were passages in it, as heard last night, which may have sounded somewhat strange, or out of place; but all in all, the combined groups did not disappoint the many people who have waited so long to hear it performed, and proved that it is as effective a piece of choral writing as it is an instrumental work...
...Dead Body," if nothing else, makes the first film better appreciated. Milton Berle, acting the mental eagle (two below par), works his way into court as the defendant in a first degree murder charge. By stepping out of character at the last moment, he manages to save himself and disappoint an audience well content to see him "burn...
...hate to disappoint people who expect something sensational . . . but trick plays of the shoestring variety don't constitute a successful football system. You've got to go back to the bedrock of blocking, tackling, and position play, and rehearse your kids until they are letter perfect in their assignments...
...nothing but a beautiful girl, a time-bomb, and a teletype machine. The question is, what shall she do? Shall he lose the girl (who doesn't want him to do anything without first asking the censor) by sending the story without the censor's consent? Or shall he disappoint his boss and his much-talked-of ninety million readers by not sending it? You can get the answer to these vital questions b running up to the UT and buying a ticket. But if you're smart you'll save your money and find out from a friend...
...exotic leading lady, Sherman B. Cawley, will disappoint his public in the coming showing of "Blondes For Defense"--he didn't convince the draft board...