Word: thanking
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...this linguistic workout he had a lead on his immediate neighbors at the theatre, a portly matron from Melrose (she came to be enraptured of M. Chevalier) and the student from Boston Latin (he, to see la belle Mlle. Colbert), since he had seen the English version first. And thank the good Lord he had. At least he knew where and when to laugh, and just how hard. Melrose and the Boston Latin School were obviously impressed; the Vagabond had regained some of his lost prestige, though some sceptics may call his victory a hollow one. Now the Vagabond refuses...
...Vagabond may live in Memorial Hall Tower, he may be philosophically inclined, he may seem a little flighty at times, prefering the things of the mind to those of the body, but he is still in good physical condition, thank you, and very, very far from senile and decrepit. All of which means that he is girding his loins for a possible struggle this evening...
Typical was an incident in a Loop theatre last week. The Mayor boomed out his usual nonsensical speech, twirled his halter, cried: "I wear no man's halter around my neck but thank God, I've got one real friend in the newspaper business. He's a Democrat and his name is William Randolph Hearst."* Up rose a heckler to shout: "And he's got his halter around your neck, you lying skunk, Bill Thomp son." Eggs began to splatter over the stage...
...Nobody has any idea what might have happened if General Berenguer's cabinet had not resigned!" boasted Count de Romanones. "The entire cabinet cannot thank me enough, for the step I took...
...professional writer long before his music began to sell. His libretto, free from operatic archaisms, is excellent. Yet (as in other English opera) there were bits that sounded funny and forced. Contralto Grace Divine sang: "What a lovely ball!'' Contralto Marion Telva sang back: "You think so? Thank you!" Longer passages adapted themselves more smoothly to the flow of music, as in Peter's first-act narrative. Excerpt...