Word: fullest
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...kernel of Sadow's devotion to Harvard football is his philosophy that one must live the fleeting, evanescent years of youth to their fullest. He delights in quoting the Robert Burns sonnet: "O man! While in thy early years how prodigal of time, mispending all thy precious hours, thy glorious youthful prime...
Director Deborah Solomon must have realized the difficulty of accenting the humor in such a negative show, for she emphasizes the comic elements in the script to the fullest. The slapstick antics of the background performers both relieve the tension generated by the dialogue up front and provide surprises in a somewhat repetitive plot. In fact, the flexibility of the chorus, which portrays everything from kindergarten students to factory machines to members of Parliament, is one of the show's strongest assets. The chorus members work well both together and separately to provide the necessary setting and vocal background...
Rubens never forgot the lesson of Venetian art: with every object, from a wineglass to a woman's belly, brought to its fullest luster as substance, "luxury" meant completeness of being. There is something quite transcendental about Rubens' incessant delight in the material world. Every dimple or blush on the skin of Helene Fourment, the child wife of his old age (she was 16, he 53, when they were married in 1630), is both the record of desire and a proclamation of God's generosity. Rubens' world was tumescent; even the eyes in his portraits, large...
...auditorium at the school is designed so that the house merges with the stage, lending an intimacy used to its fullest by Paxton and his audience of local modern dancers. Ending the first section, Paxton announces in a quiet rising tone, his voice gently concluding the dance phrase (or perhaps shyly inviting friends home), "I think there's some cider." He turns, a reserved host, slips on his sandals and walks off upstage. Those watching aren't sure if it's intermission or if the concert's over, but soon someone passes the right word, and everyone stands to stretch...
...training in sun-sitting, drinking beer in warm weather, and enjoying the great American outdoors. If you were unfortunate enought to take your vacation in Philadelphia or (heaven forbid) New York, you missed your training period and you won't be able to enjoy this season to its fullest...