Word: pace
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...heard music which demands a small, highly-skilled orchestra. For his first program he traced back to the 17th and early 18th Centuries before full-fledged symphonies existed, before brasses and drums had any real caste, before there were special conductors but instead, harpsichordists or violinists who set the pace while playing along easily with the other musicians. Amazement was that such gentle, simon-pure music completely captivated a restless Manhattan audience. Few had heard of John Dowland, the great lutanist of his time in England. But they found real beauty in three delicate pieces from his Lachrimae or Seaven...
...performers are few in number and diverse in talent, but they all possess a great deal of that je ne sais quoi which makes variety entertaining. Charm is the word, though an inadequate one. The acts are arranged cleverly enough to allow not a single let-down, and the pace of the show accelerates to a last act which roused the opening night audience to resounding applause...
Candidates for the News Board will have opportunities to carry out assignments suited to any special interests they may have. Beside the ordinary day's activities, they will cover more unusual events, ranging from boxing matches, through exhibitions of fine chinaware. A predecessor set the pace by an interview with Al Smith ensconced in his bath...
From the start of the Triangular Meet, the race was between Playfair and Woodland, with Channing, forcing his way to the front of the remaining pack for a Crimson third place. At the halfway mark, Playfair began to step up the pace, but Woodland gamely matched stride for stride with the Harvard captain, and when they entered the home-stretch, Woodland was in the lead...
...story of a design-for-living trio who've grown up together only to get hurt and tangled in the war. Despite the fact that it moves at rather a slow pace, the film is done so carefully and played with such sincerity as to be extremely impressive...