Word: trickyness
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So goes Orpheus in the Underworld, Jacques Offenbach's delightful spoof of Greek mythology, presented in English by the New York City Opera Company last week. The stylishly scant scenery (including a tricky, tilted revolving stage) is handsome; the staging is often funny; and the music is as charming...
For all Michelosen's efforts, it was the Mountaineers in their mustard-colored uniforms who finally knocked the Panthers loose from their false pride. All through the first half, West Virginia, led by Quarterback Tricky Mickey Trimarki, dominated the game. After a Pitt fumble they went into the lead...
While these defects may as well be due to unwise dismemberment of a coherent novel, selecting being the tricky business that it is, there are other defects for which no such excuse can be offered. The language is seldom precise and sometimes implausible. Chace writes, for example, "Justin returned to...
Hugs on the Balcony. Egypt was left with 65 pilots (only 33 Suez-seasoned). Could they and a gradually trained group of volunteer pilots handle the flow of ships and the tricky 103 miles of water without stalling traffic or blocking the canal? At 2:30 Saturday morning the first...
The two young (21) Australians squared off, and Ken started slowly, losing the first set 6-4. But he wore a curious frown. It could have been dejection; more likely it was wonder. For Lew Hoad's dangerous serve didn't seem so wicked after all, he was...