Word: manners
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...escort young lovers through the delicate orthodoxy of England's Edwardian era, G.R.M. Devereux synthesized in Lover's Dictionary a comprehensive language of flowers. Each blossom wafted a specific message (dandelions: "go"), and the manner of handing it to the lady became part of the unspoken word. A flower inclined to his right said, "I love you," to his left, "Thou art radiant with beauty...
Quizman Nadler's success is a triumph of mind over manner. On the kind of show that hallows what it calls the "upbeat" personality, he is an offbeat figure: a small (5 ft. 4 in., 152 Ib.) man with an oppressed air, an uneasy smile and a cocky way of blurting his answers. His pronunciation is occasionally mangled, e.g., Joan of Arc was "beautified" in 1909. And his replies are so swift and sure, so full of extraneous details that come gushing with almaniacal glee that the show's producers feared at first that the show would seem...
...audience. He did not really have enough material, but he rarely has. He imitated the Spanish dancers, did a takeoff on a German opera singer; and subsequently got the audience to add sound effects and choruses to songs. He grimaced, danced, and double-talked in an inimitable, much imitated manner...
Notices will be left in rooms warning against rehanging the pictures and posers, and violators will be charged repairs "made in the most thorough manner." This could include repapering of walls to remove traces of even the slightest damage, according to student dormitory regulations...
...matter of breakaways. In the varsity's last three games, its opponents have had several chances to score on solo rushes when Crimson defensemen have been caught out of position or in too far on the opposition's goal. Yale scored one of its goals in this manner last Saturday, and will doubtless play a sleeper tonight hoping for the same break...