Word: flopped
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...refers to the ventral area of the bird as its "chest," advises using "a few good whaps of pepper." She even says "eek" on occasion, when things go wrong; but nothing really troubles her. If a filling drools out onto a baking sheet or artichoke leaves uncooperatively start to flop out of shape, she just scoops and shoves until natural perfection is unnaturally assembled. Voila...
...Falstaff, the Met was sure of a sensation. What kind of sensation was a different matter. Bernstein, never one to conceal any possible hidden talents, had not conducted in a major opera house in nine years. Zeffirelli, whose last crack at New York was a disastrous Broadway flop (The Lady of the Camellias), had signed on as director, set designer and costumer in a house where all three jobs are notoriously difficult. But when the curtains parted last week, it was clear that the Met's rare moment of daring had been amply rewarded: Falstaff was a triumph...
...Gaulle shook off U.S. protests with a majestic shrug. "France," said he at a press conference, "is no more than recognizing the world as it is." To add insult to in jury, he took a poke at the 176-year-old U.S. Constitution, said it might be a flop anywhere outside the U.S. "Our constitution," he added by way of comparison, "is good. It has proved itself over five years in moments full of gravity and in periods of calm...
...thing about Broadway's first mash-hit play this season is that it could have been a flop. The plot and one of the sight gags are middle-of-the-rut, but the comedy never bogs down because it keeps taking fresh and fanciful detours. Mike Nichols' direction and Neil Simon's quip hand are faster than the most jaded playgoer's recollective...
...Italian suit, a forcrunner of the continental look, is more fitted in shape. Its coat is a version of the in shape. Its coat is a version of the British model in lighter, less rich materials. The Italian suit was a flop here...