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Word: skillfull (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Yeomen of the Guard is one of Sullivan's finest scores, certainly his most operatic, and it is performed all too seldom. The performance last night was fully worthy of the vehicle, and showed a skillful blend of enthusiasm and musical excellence. Bruce MacDonald was a charming Point, whose pleasantly...

Author: By Gilligan SCHWENK Pfaff, | Title: Yeomen of the Guard | 12/9/1955 | See Source »

¶ "Disaster insurance to protect our people from the ravages of nature." Democrat Johnson had designed his election-year program, he said, to show the voters that "ours is the party with a heart." His skillful formulation was welcomed by most of his fellow Democrats.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONGRESS: Little Slam in Hearts | 12/5/1955 | See Source »

FRANCE'S famed Eugene Delacroix (1798-1863) once told an art student: "If you are not skillful enough to sketch a man jumping out of a window in the time it takes him to fall from the fourth story to the ground, you will never be able to produce...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: THE HASTY PERFECTIONIST | 11/28/1955 | See Source »

To introduce its second season of experimental plays, the New Theatre Workshop has presented two "established" works, in order to arouse interest in its later student-written productions. The Twelve Pound Look, by J. M. Barrie, forms a delightful one-act entree. But it precedes a main dish that is...

Author: By H. CHOUTEAU Dyer, | Title: The Established Plays | 10/28/1955 | See Source »

Joseph L. Mankicwicz demonstrated his talents as a director when he picked these actors for the film and molded them into a cast. The script, which he wrote himself, shows that he was equally as skillful as an author. The dialogue does tend to run into long speeches in the...

Author: By Thomas K. Schwabacher, | Title: All About Eve | 10/26/1955 | See Source »

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