Word: proper
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Behind Hepburn, of course, there was an excellent show. James Bailey's scenery put both the playwright and the actress in their proper context; the depth of the forest sets managed to keep the plots separate and yet synchronized. Bill Owen was a magnificent Touchstone and Ernest Thesiger was equally good as Jaques, the banished duke's attendant. Thesiger delivered the "All the world's a stage" lines with a forcefulness that, for a moment, eclipsed even Hepburn. William Prince as Orlando seemed somewhat less polished than the rest of the cast. The opening dialogue of the play, between...
...return to Washington. The President and his advisers got ready to draft the State of the Union Address, the Budget Message and the President's Economic Report. Written within sight of the sand, sun and sea, they would still have to bear, for delivery in January, the proper tone of heaviness and contention, so necessary to state messages...
...000th copy of the famous Grable-in-a-bathing-suit photo. "People all want to know how I manage to keep them the way they are. I don't have a good answer ... I am just in luck that I happen to stem from the proper genealogical tree. I owe it all to Grannie...
...Washington last night, Roper explained that even the Navy is unsure of the proper interpretation and application of the clause...
...Joint Committee of all the armed services and intended primarily for men inducted in time of mobilization. Because current application of the disputed clause differs throughout the three service branches. Navy administrators will meet "in a day or so to determine if the language of the clause is proper for everybody," Roper stated...