Word: slouching
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...long been set in. In The Big Land he plays the weak, silent type. At 5 ft. 7 in. and 145 lbs., Ladd has always sat fairly small in the saddle, but since turning to independent production, his stature has been diminished by a striking executive slouch. At times he hardly seems to come up to his horse's knee, let alone to the heroine's lips, and he spends most of his time trying to conceal the fact. He rides as little as possible, kisses the girl just once, and mumbles his lines as though he were...
...biggest difficulty was getting my accent back-after struggling 16 years-to lose it." Mary also had trouble getting her elfin feet back on the ground. "After all those flat-footed roles, I'd forgotten how to walk like a girl. I didn't get that Monroe slouch-which ain't bad, honey-but I don't know...
...Slouch. At 17 Bertie was dubbed Knight of the Garter, and established in his own "household." His equerries were instructed never to permit "lounging ways, such [as] lolling in armchairs" or "slouching ... with hands in the pocket." All "satirical or bantering expressions" were taboo, and "a practical joke was never to be permitted." Bertie's leisure was to be spent "looking over drawings or engravings." On reading this memorandum, the Knight of the Garter burst into tears...
...gives the actors a peculiar kind of challenge. They must rely on their voices and Shaw's lines to project the matter of the play, rather than on movement or color or the suspense of a tight plot. Laughton handles his role most satisfactorily. Sometimes relaxed into an engaging slouch, he yet rouses himself to an oratorical fervor of Churchillian stature that all but sweeps away his opponents, including the audience. Glynis Johns' characterization of Major Barbara is much less successful. She possesses an interesting voice--a sort of throaty croak--but the playwright's subtle speech rhythms prove...
...name on it in the Hall of Fame, The Man will surely stand no less than third in the league in all eight offensive departments: runs scored, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, RBIs, total bases and extra-base hits. For all his recent lapse, he has never been a slouch on defense...