Word: pollyana
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...accompanying presents. Their mysterious and magical godfather, Dr. Drosselmeyer (Laszlo Berdo) enters once all the guests have arrived with a number of surprises that delight the children on stage and off--a scarf turns into a bird, the clock magically obeys his hands, Harlequin and Columbine wind-up dolls (Pollyana Ribeiro and Gabriel Otevrel) dance beautifully and humorously, and most importantly, the godfather presents Clara with a much desired nutcracker. The inclusion of a new and wonderfully executed pas de deux between Clara (Brittany Braga) and Dr. Drosselmeyer, in which Clara tries to get the nutcracker out of the gift...
...Pollyana prize of the week, which is donated by Pollux and myself, goes this time to Sir Arthur Salter for his brilliant research work of the past few days, the result of which enables him to find a sound basis for optimism in the future of Europe because Germany has not renewed her claims to the Alsace-Lorraine strip. CASTOR
...normal college student to know that that is a short way of saying "the gloom is thick enough to cut with a knife." And yet, on the opposite end of the scale, it would be doing Farrell an injustice to declare that his optimism is of the Pollyana sort. Mingle with the athletes and you will understand what I mean...