Word: tritely
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...book, and each other. There is not even the jauntiness that at least justified Fitzgerald's earlier works; he has fed his muse on modern highballs--and now she has the headache. We can see in the "Tales" nothing but a hodge--bodge of spillways to a very trite hell...
Under the most insuperable burden of a trite play the actors conducted themselves most courageously. Miss Anglin, of course, was beyond compare, and, in addition, several of the other parts were exceptionally well taken. First and foremost the acting of Max Montesole as "Patrick Griggs" stands out. As a cultivated and altogether lovable, if none too clear-witted Irishman--the trusted friend of Vivian Hunt (Miss Anglin) through all her trouble--he had many chances to overact which he scrupulously avoided. Indeed the entire cast was notable for its restraint. Mary Courtney (Marion Barney) played with conspicuous naturalness, while Harry...
...this restlessness is only natural; but there are some facts trite and worn from repetition perhaps but which should nevertheless be constantly remembered in connection with it. The first of these is that the world is more in need of trained than of untrained, men; and the second is, that the fact that a Freshman feels his first year wasted is no proof that the colleges are incapable of giving the needed training...
...Drool inclined to be Trite...
...drool" to call it by its Record title, is inclined to have nothing to do with the issue and in places does seem a bit trite. This is only to be expected when one considers how carefully the subject has been combed for years, only to dig out the old wheezes and ancient inane comments that cracked the face enamel of our Grandmothers...