Word: background
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Dates: during 1940-1940
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...their biography is the most compact and exact thus far (with 130 pages of notes which, as usual in scholarly biographies, are frequently more interesting than the text). And they display real imaginativeness in portraying Washington as a great, human central figure against his remote 18th-Century background...
Chief among those whom I offended by describing their proficiency as merely "more than adequate" is John Cumming '41. Certain weakening elements in his large "Oil," such as, an enigmatic source of light despite the presence of a large window in the background, and a failure to give a proper feeling of weight to his seated figures, are reduced to insignificance in view of the comprehensive power of organization with which the entire canvas is handled. The painting is alive; the colors are healthy; and whatever distortion of perspective exists contributes to the vibrancy of the entire piece by supplementing...
...Elliott Perkins '23, Instructor and Tutor in History and Literature, will deliver a talk entitled "A Background for British Foreign Policy" today at 2:45 over Station WEEI...
...actors work fluently with the verse; keeping its essential character without ever letting it descend to self conciousness. Benjamin Britten's score, too, provides a coloristic background for the play. To single out any of the performers for praise is practically impossible; the entire cast is magnificent. Leonard Kent as the hero Michael Ransom performs beautifully in a gruelling role; Earl Montgomery as Lord Stagmantle and Jervis McMechan as Ian Shawcross also give outstanding performances. As a last word, one must mention the impressive sets and stagings. Ransom's death-dream is a triumph of direction...
With Tasker Crosson and his twelve Harlemites as a background, the famed radio comedian kept the show rapidly moving throughout the evening...