Word: singed
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...slacked off; 2) because of lower farm prices, Eastern Oregon's big-business wheat farmers are pouting; and 3) even though private enterprise already is hard at work on a power project in the Hell's Canyon area, a recent power shortage has allowed Morse to sing his "Government can do it better" chant with some effectiveness. Doug McKay's campaign is well-heeled. He has the almost unanimous editorial backing of Oregon's influential newspapers. And all through the state, he is sparking a wondrous revival of Republican precinct organization. But most political observers thought...
...sincerity, could suggest that Judy Holliday can't sing; nor can it be said that the production, which continues for two and three quarter hours, lacks polish, charm, pathos, sex, love, comedy and music--for it has all these things. And what else could a musical have...
...fired 108 men, and died in Sing Sing in 1930 on a life stretch for the murder of his wife...
...rounded up a group of young singers, among them one Mario Lanza, schooled them in acting, had them rehearse English versions of La Boheme and Figaro. As Adler tells it, one night he "trapped" RCA Boss General Sarnoff at a dinner party, and hustled out his little group to sing. When the music ended. Sarnoff looked accusingly at Adler, then sighed: "O.K., put them on the air." Adler & Co. went on the air in 1949, have been on ever since...
Stars were accustomed to sauntering in to sing their parts through, then departing while the rest of the cast rehearsed. With Adler and Chotzinoff they found they were expected to rehearse from 10 in the morning until 6 at night with the whole company, and for days on end. Adler insisted on good acting, unhesitatingly sacrificed some voice quality for it. "We will not take someone who weighs 400 Ibs. simply because she can sing well. We will instead take a voice that is not quite so good, provided the singer looks the part...