Word: lustered
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...brawling and festal side, this Romeo was well done. There was some individuality but little lure to Paul Rogers' Mercutio, some novelty but too much license to Wynne Clark's Nurse. What held both productions together, for all their want of urgency and luster, was a frequent feeling for the eloquence of verse, a certain knowledge of the architecture of scenes...
...first singles, Dale Junta added considerable luster to his New England Intercollegiate Singles Crown by turning back Eric Moore 1-6, 6-2, 6-0. Moore, top seeded in the Intercollegiates, had been forced to default in the semi-final round...
...must sometimes surpass their material. They have only partial success: contralto Giulia Simionato is fine, but basso Cesare Siepi is a disappointment. The best performance comes from baritone Bastianini, making his debut on records. His voice is rich and big, and handled very sympathetically. He contributes the only consistent luster to an otherwise spotty recording...
...whose decision climaxed a triumphant threeday, 800-mile stump of Wisconsin, figured he had everything to gain and Stevenson everything to lose. A Stevenson defeat, with nearly every top Minnesota Democrat backing him, could be his Waterloo. Even a fairly strong showing by Estes would tarnish Adlai's luster...
...watching and waiting and predicting the day the retread wears thin and blows out. Their campaign strategy is based on the hope that Democratic leaders next spring will come to believe that they have on their hands a tired figure that has lost as much of the old luster and appeal as Wendell Willkie had lost by 1944. An important Harriman supporter says of the 1952 nominee: "He hasn't made a good speech since early...