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...sound track from the scenic sections of a True Life Adventure Film. The product of too much emotion music form Grade B movies, Ward's chords smother in their instumescence. When Ward does shear off the blathering orchestral fat, the musical thought that remains strikes out as absolutely insipid. Three hours of such stuff is three hours too much...

Author: By Joel F. Cohers, | Title: The Crucible | 2/16/1963 | See Source »

...Confederate suits," not union suits) beneath his clothes to guard against the Yankee-like cold snap, Wallace threatened a Dixiecrat rebellion. Said he: "We intend to carry our fight for freedom across this nation, wielding the balance of power we know we possess in the Southland . . . We, not the insipid bloc voters of some sections, will determine in the next election who shall sit in the White House of these United States...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: New Note in Dixie | 1/25/1963 | See Source »

...dark libretto (Semiramide falls in love with her Hametesque son before discovering his identity; the son kills her. mistaking her for an interloping lover). But Sutherland was unconcerned. Said the breezy diva-"I love playing the role of a wicked woman for a change instead of the insipid virgins that are my usual fate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: La Stupenda | 12/28/1962 | See Source »

Unlike the vulgar, insipid plays that have recently cashed in on Jewish themes and situations, the show that opened at the Biltmore last night honestly aims at drama. But in outlining the fiscal and marital vagaries of a garment manufacturer, Mr. Leslie Weiner doesn't quite reach...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: In the Counting House | 12/14/1962 | See Source »

Unlike the vulgar, insipid plays that have recently cashed in on Jewish themes and situations, the pre-Chanukah show at the Wilbur honestly aims at drama. But in outlining the fiscal and marital vagaries of a garment manufacturer, Mr. Leslie Weiner doesn't reach...

Author: By Frederick H. Gardner, | Title: In the Counting House | 12/4/1962 | See Source »

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