Word: temperamental
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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The fiery temperament of the Irish, their quick forgiveness, their petty scheming, their simple life, all are taken into account in the swiftly moving "Playboy of the Western World." While he shows the romantic, exuberant nature of the girls, who immediately find charms in the sturdy young run-away who...
Once upon a time an ageing, king with a Satanic sneer and a great peruke lived in a Baroque palace. From this palace he made occasional raids, foraging among his neighbors for the means to gratify his Teutonic tastes. For these raids he gathered from Europe the bravest and strongest...
Mr. Edwards, who took his Master of Arts degree in Economics in 1906 and was at one time an associate professor in the Business School, pointed out that a successful career as a student of Economics is no guarantee of an equally successful business career. "Energy, natural capacity, and qualities...
Unlike the Tony Sarg productions, no serious effort is made at realism. The puppets are a race apart, talented and entertaining, but with the temperament of a Pinocchio. It is scarcely possible to describe "The Piccoli" as a mere puppet show, it is rather a carnival, acted by an immense...
-a slight, cropped-haired person in a red brocaded dress. But Eunice Norton compassed it all neatly. Her fingers traveled easily and accurately through Bach's E Minor French Suite, clearly traced its complicated, interweaving patterns. The Andante from Weber's lovely, slightly faded A Flat Sonata was...