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...Skittish Now? At least as powerful an influence on the future of the predominantly Protestant ecumenical movement was the admission of the Communist-dominated churches. Many a visitor to the Assembly-and certainly some delegates-thought, from the way the voting went, that there was nothing but joy unconfined over the move. There was no debate on the subject; it had been specifically banned to shush any boat-rockers. There were cheers and applause when the vote was announced (142 for, three opposed, four abstentions), and again when roly-poly, auburn-bearded Archbishop Nikodim, head of the 16-man Russian...
...saddle-sore cowpoke would walk half a block to watch a race between thoroughbreds-skittish, no-account critters that can't do anything but run. But for the chunky, docile quarterhorse, the cowboy has the fond attachment of a co-worker and friend. Bred for blazing speed over extremely short (up to 870 yd.) distances, today's racing quarterhorse is a blood brother of rugged, hard-working range horses. Match races for high stakes have been common ever since the first quarterhorses were broken, and more than one thoroughbred owner has been parted from his bankroll...
...important as the recitative. Cesti's gift for melody was so great that his tunes were often pilfered, and he knew far better than his contemporaries how to weld the melody of an opera to its drama. Orontea, a typical Cesti product, is the story of a skittish Egyptian queen who spurns all suitors because in her "breast love dwells not." But when a handsome shipwrecked sailor emerges from the sea, she becomes so unnerved that she 1) falls in love with him, 2) slashes to pieces a portrait he has painted of her. and 3) decides to marry...
Other critics share Howe's doubts about the strength of the University's legal arguments. Among them is Robert G. McCloskey, professor of Government, who described the administration's policy toward Seeger as "unduly skittish." McCloskey felt the decision was "odd," and claimed that "people ought to be allowed to speak if student organizations want them...
Miss Rule is attractive as both dame and deity; Ritchard is resourceful at several kinds of deviltry; and when the two dance together, there are moments of charm. But even the better shenanigans get skittish or noisy, and the Offenbach delights are dulled by weak voices or smart-alecky words. Musically, The Happiest Girl in the World is much like re-encountering a bewitching Paris charmer on the sands, and in the spirit, of Coney Island. Squeezed between all that is heavy-handed in the show and all that is tawdry, what has merit is left gasping...