Word: entertaining
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...economical; and it's romantic." Some time next year, the Gurians will bring their play to the radioactive sidewalks of New York, but by then, they will be able to view critical reaction philosophically. "A moderately good show might flop in New York," muses Manning, "but it might entertain the nation...
Professor Greg was very thin, and his white skull seemed to be almost visible through the thin layer of skin. In looking at him, one might entertain the fancy that he was a life-like statue. Once a student had said that during his visit with Professor Greg he had somehow felt like posterity itself being able to talk with the living past. He had also said that listening to Professor Greg was like being inland and lying in bed at night listening to the subdued roar of the ocean. This latter remark had reference to the reputation Professor Greg...
Some of the girls depart for such far-away places as Hanover, New Haven, Princeton, and some even come to Cambridge; others remain on the campus to entertain visitors. The switchboard in every dormitory is tied up for the entire afternoon, and the living room is full to over-flowing. A mad flurry of excitement pervades the scene, and the slow week-day pace quickens in preparation for the holiday...
That the play and its performances are admirably smooth and finished doesn't change the fact that the characters are a bunch of unlikely people calcuated to entertain. But then this is the business of the theatre...
...present, an undergraduate may entertain a female guest in the Common Room from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. each weekday afternoon. According to Andrew L. Warshaw '59, who proposed the motion, the committee will seek to extend the hours from...