Word: effortlessness
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...ability to pick the fastest (not always the shortest) route to the finish line. Sailer's word for his technique is Tuschen, a Kitzbühel slang term that may derive from the word for brush strokes in an ink drawing, and somehow seems to fit the smooth, effortless swing down the slopes to an endless list of championships...
...best actor in the show. He displays an earnestness that is just right for the part, and always seems perfectly natural. In addition, his singing voice is not at all bad, and of course his skating, though terribly cramped by the small rink, is always effortless and a pleasure to watch...
Dismal & Decent. For a while, such heady success seemed too rich for Philadelphia's blood. The monumental indifference that was ultimately to run Connie Mack's old Athletics all the way to Kansas City was far from dissolved by Roberts' effortless and somehow unexciting pitching. And if winning ball games was not enough, off the field the young man was about as colorful as the third fellow from the end in the class picture. The few real fans in town felt like Huck Finn trying to warm up to the Widow Douglas: "It was rough . . . considering...
...very effective in two social-message numbers, "Mother Hare's Prophecy," and the new song-and-dance number (never before produced), "The Big Brain." But if there is musical comedy talent of professional calibre in the Harvard community, Miss Scott has it. Her wry and seemingly effortless work in "The Judgement of Paris," and especially "By A Goona-Goona Lagoon," marked two of the show's high points. Also charming in small ways were Johanna Linch, as Mrs. Juniper, and Helen Raisz, as Miss Minerva Oliver. Diana Sterling contributed an energetic moment to the production through her lead...
Jenny, like Agujari and Sumac, is no freak. Her range is considerably greater than most,† her voice is sweet and powerful, and she has it under reliable, effortless command. (She can cover almost an additional two octaves, but with little musical value.) In her tenor range she can sound either like a contralto or a real male tenor. Some critics find Jenny's voice a bit dry, but this can be overcome, she believes, before she makes her professional debut. She does not plan to make it for about two years. Until then, she will continue to study...