Word: gracing
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...garden, and, until the window was blocked off (see cut), the picture looked dark by contrast with the light flooding in. Raphael took advantage of this apparent difficulty by making the saving angel the picture's chief vehicle of light. The angel comes as a refulgent minister of grace in darkness, dimly perceived, yet perfect...
...Swan, one of the College's most assured actors, leads the denizen crew with a misguided righteousness that very nicely constructs the mood for the rest. They are: Robert Schwartz, Richard Dozier, George de Menil, Travis Linn and Richard Fisher--with a special hello to Mr. Dozier. John Grace constructed the set; if he designed it, as well (the program doesn't say), he must be a very imaginative fellow...
...peculiarly moving. When he climbed aboard his palomino Goldie to exhibit his amateur's skill at dressage, the demands of a bad hip made him mount like a drugstore cowboy. Somehow, after 30 years of broadcasting, he knew how to turn the awkward maneuver into an exhibition of grace and courage. "These are the things that keep us alive and kicking," he said, as he turned to his little Arab colt later in the program. "I have to come back to see what he's going to look like next year. Thanks for your prayers and good wishes...
Meanwhile, however, Manson had the Crimson batsmen hitting one grasscutter after another. All of these were readily gobbled up by the Brown infielders, who played with the grace and confidence of major-leaguers. They committed no errors at all, and reeled off two flashy double-plays...
Furthermore, not all Dudleymen even bother to grace Dudley's door-step, and many of those who do regard it as merely a coat-rack and cafeteria. The place lacks tone--participation is erratic. The result: an athletic program that is "good, but difficult to support adequately," or as another commuter put it more accurately, "good on paper, but lacking in spirit...