Word: stiffness
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Some of the dialogue in Dark As the Grave is miserably stiff, more declamation than discussion. Much of it seems not even remotely directed towards the particular characters who are victimized by Lowry's alter-ego in these moments of prolixity...
...little trouble with M.I.T. on Thursday, winning 17-10. C.C.N.Y., undefeated this year and one of New York's powerhouses along with Columbia and New York University, has a weaker team than last year's squad which trounced Harvard, 20-7. But the New Yorkers can still provide a stiff test for the Crimson...
...today the team's stars face particularly strong individual competition. Keller especially will have stiff challenges in foil. The meet will probably be won or lost by the number two and three men on each squad. Tetrayllay, Fouts, and foil man Cliff Ruderman, will...
...proud. Several of the actors don't move any too well, several don't speak any too well. As Epifania--the millionairess--Barbara Caruso is merely and barely competent. As Alistair--her husband--Peter Coffeen has a problem one usually connects with undergraduates: except when speaking dialogue, he stands stiff with his hands at his sides. But someone, presumably director Philip Minor, saw the wisdom of giving Mr. Coffeen a pipe for his later appearances...
...Yardlings found themselves in a surprisingly tight contest against Bowdoin during the first two periods, in which they only held a one-goal lead, 3-2. Plagued by penalties (nine), their defense encountered stiff resistance in trying to clear the puck out of the defensive zone, and so their forwards could not sustain an attack...