Word: rip
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Since Mother is played by Mary Boland, Lullaby is considerably more farcical than Freudian. And since Mother-when not making herself pathetic and ill-used with every weapon in the Momist kit-proves a good deal of an old rip, Veteran Actress Boland comes through in her breeziest style of impeccable low comedy. Each of her intrusions on her son and daughter-in-law (well played by Jack Warden and Kay Medford) makes a bright little blob of color for the play...
...stranger to the Rev. Julius Busse, onetime superior of Detroit's Monastery of St. Paul of the Cross. As chaplain with the 7th Division, through five invasions in the South Pacific during World War II, Kansas-born Father Busse was wounded once and several times had bullets rip his clothes. One day he gave the last rites to 60 Roman Catholic soldiers. When the war was over, Major Busse had a Silver Star and a Bronze Star for gallantry...
...this, however, the fact remains that McCarthy's telegram crusade has become an issue and will probably remain one. Can anything be done to counter it? Unlike the case of Ponzi, there can indeed--if only moderate elements, the people who do not ordinarily rip off letters at the drop of a charge, will make an effort. It is a simple matter for everyone who approves of the Administration to set down their "I Like" and mail it. One would prefer that the matter not be further blown up by a handful of "I Like" and "I Don't Like...
...long ago, when stripping an officer of his rank for reasons of cowardice or unbecoming behavior, the armed services would rip off his epaulets and break his sword. Today's Air Force is less symbolic but is also less strict in its requirements for being drummed...
...Locker space is, of course, scarce. On this particular day, the club pro, Ralph ("Rip") Arnold, escorted me to the locker room and told me to shout for Granby, the locker attendant. I walked from the sunlight into the gloom of the locker room and sang out. About the third time I shouted, a quiet, pleasant voice said: 'Hi, Darby, you having a little trouble...