Word: quavers
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...play's largest role, that of Okayemoy, the crotchety old scholar, suffers by virtue of his being too scholarly to be believable. He calls himself "a tiresome old man," and that's exactly what he is. But Mendy Weisgal, who plays the part,--beard, quaver, and all--manages to infuse a remarkable amount of life into an essentially hackneyed, Lionel Barrymore characterization. Recognizing the value of restraint, he has smoothed out many of the rough spots, and toned down much of the sentimentality invlved in the role...
...even a steady stream of trainers and bombers, roaring close overhead from nearby military fields, could drown out the somber, determined ring of freedom-loving, sea-loving Franklin Roosevelt's hearty voice. There were tears in the Crown Princess' eyes, and a quaver in her voice, as she accepted the gift...
Four bands, including the crack complements of Ted Fio Rito and Eddie Duchin, performed. Judy Garland trilled Over the Rainbow. John Charles Thomas baritoned Sunday-evening favorite, Albert Hay Malotte's The Lord's Prayer. Gene Buck gave mikeside support to an uncertain quaver that was Irving Berlin returning God Bless America to the air. Day after this outpouring Mutual began concerted plugging of its exclusive popular-tune library. Yet its competitive advantage over the big networks was not immediate. Present commercial contracts send Mutual programs to twelve affiliates who want no part of ASCAP as well...
...been defending the Alamo, except that they shot through the walls, the ceiling, the furniture, even through the floor. At 1 o'clock police got a tear-gas grenade through a window, called again for the boys to give up. "Nuts!" cried the boys, with a perceptible quaver. At 1:30 the police got another grenade through; with tears streaming down their cheeks the desperadoes threw their guns out the window and surrendered...