Word: skillfulness
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Today's game, climaxed by a hectic final three minutes which had fans from both sides lining the field ten deep, at times produced more excitement than skill. Harvard scored in the first quarter, and led 7 to 0. But Cornell scored twice with discouraging swiftness in the third quarter, which made the Crimson's late drive even more surprising...
...College Theatre's All My Sons production. With a few exceptions, in balancing directions, the Tufts players show very steady ability that misses brilliance only because it is interpretive, not creative. Taking rather unsubtle characters, full of complexes but not complications, the cast generally reads with great intelligence and skill, but most of the actors do little to improve on Arthur Miller's material...
...other outstanding performer is Michael Plisko, who overcomes, with equal skill, a problem much different from Miss Cass's. Since his is the best role the play offers, it demands a superior ability, providing most of the plot's impetus and interest. Plisko gives a thoughtful performance, creating a character whose stature merits the two hour attention of an audience. Actually, he fills a slight gap left by Thomas Whedon, who plays a Christ-like figure (not unnaturally named Chris), described as one whose mere presence fills his friends with noble sentiments. Since this is a pretty hard role...
Though they might easily be insufferably cute, Wiinblad's figures are always redeemed by a caricaturist's humor and a painter's technical skill. Also in the show: textiles with Wiinblad faces that look like otherworld creatures peering from flying saucer portholes, and a collection of bright, bold posters (Wiinblad has done them for everybody from Danish music societies to the Marshall Plan). Standout poster: an exhortation to Danes to be musical ("Play Yourself"), showing a sprightly young lady playing a bow across strands of her hair, an almost perfect illustration of a famed T.S. Eliot line...
...Some, in spite of the $20 wage, have quit after one day. As soon as they leave the cell, the hallucinations stop; the squirrels and little yellow men march away forever. But not for hours do the victims get back to normal. They have headaches, cannot study, lose their skill at handwriting. Sometimes such effects continue for 24 hours...