Word: vigor
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...that Signature's four drama articles are competently written and quite interesting. Their major fault is that they form so important a part of an issue that has an obligation to tackle its chosen problem with greater scrutiny and directness. The two plays lack, any sort of individualism or vigor and, contrary to Signature's editorial, show no trends at all. One is an uninspired adaptation of a part of Kafka's "The Trial," while the other, in spite of some interesting devices, has no characters worth reading about and a trite situation without any real resolution. The one story...
...large stuffed moose head, and Harpo an actor who plays a dead body in Groucho's epic. But as in all their films, the zany trio slip in and out of their plot roles as the occasion demands; so Groucho leers, Chico mugs, and Harpo ogles with accustomed vigor. After two reels, even the most astute give up trying to follow the incredibly involved machinations of the brothers Marx; in favor of just sitting back and howling. As the story picks up speed, the hectic actions of Groucho and Chico, and the idiotic ones of Harpo make latter...
Against the Wall. The vigor of M. Schuman's counterattack surprised many who had thought that Charles de Gaulle was the only strong man in France, and who were therefore expecting De Gaulle's quick ascent to power. If the Socialists stood firm behind Schuman, De Gaulle might not be needed for quite a while...
Helen Tamiris' dances are particularly fine, displaying the same blend of comedy and vigor that distinguished her choreography for "Annie Get Your Gun." Two of the best numbers display a remarkably long-limbed and proficient dancer called Laverne French, who fits neatly into the bizarre Tamiris routines. The rest of the cast does not measure up to the company this production offered in New York last year, either as actors or singers. Nonetheless, it captures the spirit of the walking-stick, the courtesy and the graceful bow, which is, in essence the spirit of "Show Boat...
Specially avoided was the right side of the Yale front line, where Davison and Prchlik held forth with vigor...