Word: aplomb
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...took the trial with amazing aplomb. Alva Dawson, 74, a retired deputy sheriff and the oldest member of the panel, rode an exercising bicycle in his spare time to keep fit and observed that he missed only one thing-the new piano he had been learning to play before the trial. William Zamora, 45, a state employee and sometime actor, plans to write a book called Sequestered, and his announced intention made the others leary of him. He became something of an outcast, spending much of his time in his room typing notes. Zamora claimed last week that his forthcoming...
...liked Clara Richardson as Fay, not for the polish of her acting but for her total aplomb on stage; Chris Durang as Hal and Bob Waldinger as Dennis were not so relaxed, though their personalities seemed to correspond to their parts, as Russo's did to his. This neat "fit" of actor to part is seldom found in Loeb mainstage productions. Also wanting in the big time Loeb shows is the warm interaction of audience and players, which simply was here from start to finish during Loot...
...Common Market! We need money to live!" While the nervous cows mucked up the floor, the farmers presented their demands to EEC Commission Vice President Sicco Mansholt-a 6% increase in the price of dairy products and a tax on imported fats and oils. Mansholt took it all with aplomb. "This is an agricultural ministers' meeting," he said. "These things are to be expected...
Ever since Generalissimo Francisco Franco named Juan Carlos de Borbón y Borbón as his eventual successor 18 months ago, the tall, athletic prince has played the role of silent backstop to the aging dictator with uncommon aplomb and discretion. Because Franco is sensitive about his height (5 ft. 3 in.), Juan Carlos (6 ft. 2 in.) always stays well to the rear and off to the side of the Caudillo when they must stand together. At sitdown occasions, the problem is solved by elevating Franco's seat to raise him ever so slightly above...
...hero, John Churchill (John Neville), an estimable court counselor and the military strategist behind the victory at Blenheim, became the first Duke of Marlborough. (The late Sir Winston was his direct descendant.) The performances are marked by uncommon grace and gusto, and the antique language is delivered with perfect aplomb. The outstanding supporting actor: either James Villiers, who plays Charles II, or the spaniel he constantly cuddles (a special breed that is to this day called the King Charles spaniel...