Word: franticness
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...those days, when the whole area was happy to be known as the Borscht Belt, the camps and hotels spawned their own entertainers. Danny Kaye, Moss Hart, Dore Schary, Phil Silvers-all served their apprenticeships, responding manfully to the boss's frantic cry: "Make the guests happy...
...Finally, in a frantic outburst, you claim that the M.D.C., "in an appalling example of un-Americanism,... handed over a quarter of a million dollars of tax-money (and plenty more to come) to a group of the socially prominent, and those who hope to achieve social prominence by fooling around in the theatre--at the city's expense." Not only is this statement unwarranted, but it is also patently libelous; and it would serve you right to have a defamation suit tossed in your lap. Neither the C.D.F., Group 20, nor any other local drama group is concerned with...
Gideon of Scotland Yard. Cinemactor Jack Hawkins as a henpecked inspector in a fresh and frantic thriller...
Much of the farcical byplay is implicit in the lines; but just as much remains to be invented, and this production is inventive indeed. Dr. Caius' business of hunting for his green box turns into a frantic cat-and-mouse chase through double closet doors--an old gimmick, but still effective. When Falstaff says, "There's my purse," he reluctantly drops a small, silent pouch--obviously empty. The wives make a big point of exchanging the love letters to be sure each has the right one, when both letters are identical. Ford's "The clock gives...
...from the protection of concrete tiers. Engines are top-limited at three liters' displacement (smaller than that of a Rambler), and no driver can be on the track longer than three hours at a time without relief. All cars must have windshields and wipers. But manufacturers, in their frantic search for speed, devised windshields that flip down at high speeds to avoid extra wind resistance. As they well know, a victory at Le Mans means a difference of millions in a year's sales...