Word: skilled
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...other half of Army's new "one-two" punch is Georgia-bred Gil Stephenson. As fullbacks go, he is hardly in the heavyweight class (at 183 lbs.), but makes up for weight with his explosive getaway and skill at picking openings. And when he wants to put his head down and charge, he is an effective battering...
Both teams must win this game to make their seasons successful. It looks almost even this morning, with Green power and speed slightly favored over Crimson skill and determination. Both squads are in good physical shape: the Soldiers Field roster is longer than at any time since before the Columbia game...
...trouble is that Freshmen are assigned to English A on the single basis of an Anticipatory Examination. This is tailor-made solely to screen out newcomers whose writing skill already meets with the College's requirement that "By the end of his Freshman year, a student must be able to write . . . clear and concise . . . English." The Anticipatory is the hardest exam the College offers. This year more than 950 students were eligible for the exam. Thirty passed; they were inordinately lucky or exceptionably skillful. The rest, except for those who pull down an A after the first term, will have...
Margaret Phillips' role (which Playwright Williams originally wrote with Katharine Cornell in mind) is only her fourth on Broadway, but it marks the sort of personal triumph that has attended Williams' other heroines (Laurette Taylor in Menagerie, Jessica Tandy in Streetcar). Although her skill and her accent suggest an apprenticeship on the English stage, 15-year-old Maggie knew nothing about acting when she came to the U.S. in 1939 on a visit from her native Cwmgwrach (pronounced Coom-grawk), Wales...
There is hardly a shot in the picture which fails to make the point that a really resourceful director is telling a story with the care and skill it deserves. Scene by scene, and shot by shot, the picture is almost wholly credible and pleasing. It is curious that such good moviemaking does not add up to more. One trouble may be that more talent and solemn care have gone into the show than the basic idea is worth. Also, loving attention to detail may have deprived the picture as a whole of form, drive and pace. It is still...