Word: listlessly
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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With nuns all the rage this season, Playhouse 90's Four Women in Black put Helen Hayes through some listless paces as a saintly pioneer in Arizona, but she was largely overborne by Apaches, mesas of filmed cacti and a soporific script. On G.E. Theater's The Bitter Choice, Anne Baxter was hopelessly involved-and tearily terrible-as an Army nurse whose deliberate anger was supposed to scalpel through a G.I.'s shell of apathy. As Social Lioness Dolly Madison trying to make a Washington comeback, a bespectacled and bewigged Bette Davis had her moments on Ford...
Perhaps one of the reasons the production lacks energy is director John Hallowell's unwillingness to force the pace of the play and to transcend the limits imposed by the static scene divisions. And Eugene Pell, who plays Don Juan, is a little too listless throughout the production. In contrast, the performance of David Lange as the bridegroom is quite satisfactory, though he might try speaking somewhat more loudly. And both Louise Bell, as the near-bride, and Philip McCoy, as an old man, show frequent flashes of real acting ability. These people can all profit from Workshop experience...
...Phillips Brooks House assumes control of the Combined Charities Drive, the outcome can be no worse than that of this year's listless campaign. Indeed, it will probably be a great deal better. In contrast to the scattered forces and the smattering of enthusiasm mustered by the Council-appointed committee, PBH has a large, active membership which is genuinely interested in charitable activities. Moreover, PBH has a personal stake in the Combined Charities Drive as nearly half its funds come from the campaign...
...talked about Daumier; what a grisly month January is; the trouble with Wellesley girls (they're always talking about marriage); why Europe is becoming a bore; what it is with Soc Rel; marriage; the temperature; and John Foster Dulles. At about 10:30 I sensed that she was growing listless. I got up and put on some Stravinsky. But it was no use. She was definitely beginning to lose interest. I looked at my watch; it was 11:15. I got up to turn Stravinsky over, shuffling my feet loudly as I went. When I got back, her eyes were...
...Crimson had played the same listless ball that so characterized it most of the season, then the score Saturday might have been closer to 62 than 42. For Olivar's graduating seniors, led by Dean Loucks, Dennis McGill, A1 Ward, and Steve Ackerman wanted as many points as they could get. In addition, junior quarterback Dick Winterbauer dismissed any hasty Crimson optimism about next year by tossing a touchdown pass...