Word: poco
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...screen. As such it is satisfying entertainment. Vivacious little Diva Pons yodels a nameless vocal exercise, an adaptation of Panofka's Tarantella, an Arthur Schwartz tune called Seal It With a Kiss and, for the inevitable climax on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera, the Una voce poco fa aria from The Barber of Seville, in which she turns loose the fastest high C yet released on a Hollywood sound track. All these correspond to the school figures of cine-musicomedy. The real pyrotechnics of That Girl from Paris come when Diva Pons puts classical touches on The Blue...
...even in those days of well curried whiskers and dapper costumes, Max Keezer had his predecessor, one "Poco" Bennet. "Max is a nicer fellow than Poco, though," reminisced Mr. Taylor, "Poco never used to crack a smile...
When these words of Dr. Piperno's come to his ears- "Questo si fara soffrire un poco" (This is going to hurt a little)- Il Duce does not groan and stiffen his limbs. Instead he merely growls, "Non temo il dolore" (I do not fear pain...