Word: disappointingly
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...rest of the bill is names--Baker, Beetle, Bottle--and they all disappoint. Merely seeing Bottle in a box destroys a beautiful illusion of a deep-dyed villain; also his voice has lost its rasping note. Baker plays an accordion with finesse, even attempting the "Bolero," but his humor has lost its punch. This reviewer may never again appreciate the trio, even on the air, which is a loss to the ham industry. There is also a clever marionette show, which kindly raises the curtain so that the audience may at last see how the intricate system of wires manage...
...Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer took no chances with this new version of The Merry Widow. In addition to demoting the Prince to a Captain, they were careful to change the date of the action from 1905 to 1885, when the real Prince was a young boy. Although they may disappoint Danilo, these alterations do not spoil the enjoyment of untitled cinemaddicts. Any picture which constitutes a field day for such specialists as Art Director Cedric Gibbons, Dance Director Albertina Rasch, Costumer Adrian, contains stars like MacDonald and Chevalier, and costs $1,600,000 is likely to suffer from a sense...
...disappeared from our literature, and attempts to revive it somehow have not seemed to click. It is a thing of the nineteenth century; and those who try to bring back into reality the scenes and haunts of their youth which they have long yearned to immortalize, are doomed to disappoint a reading world which today seems interested in a different type of American literature...
...Eager to disappoint a hungry Tiger, the track team departs tonight by boat to take part in the dual meet at Princeton tomorrow. With the decisive triumph last weekend in the Greater Boston Intercollegiates, the chances of the 23 men whom Coach Eddie Farrell has chosen to make the trip-look better than they have yet this spring...
...tuck election. Mayor Anderson had kept Minneapolis from seeing Crazy Quilt, Fanny Brice's raw revue. He had vetoed the city's beer ordinance, sent citizens to St. Paul for Sunday drinks. Many a Minneapolitan, weary of reform, turned hopefully to "Buzz" Bainbridge and he did not disappoint them. With a theatrical flourish the Mayor-elect declared...