I'm reminded of Dora Bryan's (I think) comment on preparing for a part - start with the shoes & the character develops from there.
(what does 'pinch-in' mean?)
(what does 'pinch-in' mean?)
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It's what the shoes do if they don't fit properly.Originally posted by Flosshilde View PostComment
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For Flosshilde (M # 46), this is one of the rare cases where me being an American is useful hereOriginally posted by Flosshilde View Post
. We use the term "pinch hitting" in baseball, where a player substitute-bats for the originally rostered player. I think the term is used in cricket as well.
Speaking of Puccini and small-time criminals, did anyone here catch the Met's HD of La fanciulla del West this weekend?Comment
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Thanks, blue; I thought it might be an American term (deduced from the fact that it appeared in the NY Times
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For Flosshilde, glad to oblige . FWIW, here are some recent NYT reviews of new casts in the Met's Carmen and Tosca:
Carmen: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/07/ar.../07carmen.html (some nice words for Edward Gardner, BTW)
Tosca: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/12/ar...c/12tosca.htmlComment
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