Word: mastered
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...proprietor of the means of production . . . must always . . . remain the master of his economic decisions. It flows from that that his revenue is greater than that of his collaborators . . . The economy is not by nature an institution of the state; it is, to the contrary, the living product of the free initiative of individuals and of groups freely constituted...
...newcomer's vigor. To a grueling weekly job, he brings a boundless appetite for work and dazzling stores of energy. Cracks Bob Hope: "I think he ought to be investigated by the Atomic Energy Commission . . . Unfortunately, he's got talent, too." Besides being an excellent master of ceremonies, a facial contortionist and a helter-skelter clown, Berle can sing, dance, juggle act, do card tricks, imitations and acrobatics, ride a unicycle and mug under water...
Beyond his showman's skills, Milton gets into all the offstage acts too. Though his contract gives him the right to assist in putting the show on, he runs the whole business. He has a master grasp of the TV medium still rare among lesser practitioners who are hamstrung by radio techniques. He calls the show's camera shots, directs the acts, plans the continuity, bosses the booking, writing, lighting and costumes, dictates the musical arrangements (and frequently hands them out to the musicians), approves the scenery (and sometimes helps shift it) and, in rehearsal, often leads...
Mozart: Concerto for Flute and Harp, K. 299 (Rene Le Roy, flute; Lily Laskine, harp; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham conducting; Victor, 6 sides). Not particularly a Mozart masterpiece, it is nicely performed by a master of Mozart. Recording: good...
...basic philosophy characterizing Munch's approach to the orchestra is that every musician is talented and a master of his instrument. Otherwise he would not be a member of the orchestra, Munch reasons. Consequently he seldom corrects individuals in rehearsals, and though he is careful of details, he does not pick out one particular player for picayune criticism. Only when he strongly disagrees with a man's particular interpretation will he stop a rehearsal to correct him. Thus, although he spends as much time in rehearsal as other conductors, less of this time is spent in repetition of short phrases...