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...away with it. His florid, utterly unorthodox style, his physical grotesqueries on the podium are often taken as vanity or exhibitionism. Admirers prefer to think them the result of his notable freedom from conventional inhibitions. His range of gesticulation may be anything from a full, tense crouch to the subtlest nuance of fingertip or eyebrow. The result, however fantastic to the eye, is nevertheless a brilliant coincidence of musical sensitivity and bodily gesture which comes as an astonishing contrast after his stiff, portentous progress to the rostrum-the short, plumpish, dandified figure, the familiar imperial, the slow walk, the back...
Russell works long hours, carefully studies every important piece of legislation, has a knowledge of Senate rules unequaled on Capitol Hill. Once, yielding to Russell in debate, Illinois' Senator Paul Douglas said: "I yield, though my knees are knocking, to one of the subtlest men and one of the most able field generals who ever appeared on the floor of the Senate...
...Forgotten Breed. The Truman Administration was still not sure whether Freshman Douglas was to be its foremost prophet or its subtlest enemy. He had fought for most of its program with a scholarly mastery of facts and a cool, articulate logic that had hopeful Democrats proclaiming him the Fair Deal's answer to Republican Robert Taft. But he had fought Fair Deal waste and extravagance as hard as any Republican...
...Garance Arletty is, first of all, overwhelmingly beautiful. And with a minimum of gesture and the subtlest of facial expression she gives a moving portrayal of the mysterious and unattainable woman who is the spring of every other character's action. The other parts are just as perfectly played...
Henry Morgan (Wed. 10:30 p.m., ABC). Radio's subtlest...