Word: paces
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...suitably syncopated rhythm. The screenplay, by Clifford Odets and Ernest Lehman (who wrote the book), is for the most part brilliant, capturing the lingo perfectly: "What am I? a bowl of fruit? a tangerine that peels itself?" Or: "Starting today, you could play marbles with his eyeballs." And the pace of director Alexander Mackendrick keeps up with that of the music...
...determination to fight, if necessary, to defend the Western position in Berlin. He called in congressional leaders of both parties to muster a show of national unity. He tried to restrain U.S. allies from sliding off on tangents, kept up a stern front as Communism's Khrushchev changed pace from "global holocaust" threats to such seeming concessions as an indefinite extension of the May 27 deadline for Berlin settlement (see FOREIGN NEWS). All week, Dwight Eisenhower was the man in command of the Berlin situation, to the point of acting as his own Secretary of State...
...this play which depends to such a great extent on a fast pace and sustained humor, the contribution of the chorus is essential. Although occasionally awkward and at first somewhat limp, both the male and female choruses soon found their stride and by the climactic scenes of the second act, successfully projected their spirit to the audience. Their singing and dancing of such numbers as "Swing" and "Conga" was not only circusy but buoyant. Jim Fadiman's Valenti, the sleezy operator of a Village nightspot, was perhaps the outstanding member of the chorus...
Yale's foil team, led by Peter Pohly, overwhelmed Crimson fencers Bill Trebilcock, Phil Charat, and Dave Johnson to pace an unexpectedly decisive 18-9 victory over the varsity fencing squad Saturday at the I.A.B. The Bulldogs won eight of nine matches against a surprisingly weak Crimson foil lineup, ending hope for the varsity's first Ivy League win of the year...
...mile, the Crimson's Jed Fitzgerald found himself in the unfamiliar situation of leading the pack through a very fast first quarter. Fitzgerald couldn't keep up the pace he set for himself, however, and he faded badly...