Another similarity between the pair is Clarke's ability to endlessly survive periodic crises while subtly edging his deputies towards the exit door.
And the roof's edges curl up subtly to channel rainwater into drains that run down the center of the columns.
The opening-night show on Monday began with Mr. Charlap's instrumental rendition with the bassist Peter Washington of "If I Loved You," which he subtly toughened up with jazz harmonies and curt, sharply edged passages without obliterating its romanticism.
For the screen personalities he has garbed, Mr. Armani is a magician who confers on them an air of respectability, with a subtly risque edge.
He has been questioned for most of the last week about whether he has lost a step or lost his edge -- questions that subtly suggest he might be what people in the grandstand used to call him.
Over the years, Mr. Armani has dressed a phalanx of Hollywood notables, conferring on clients like Thora Birch, Dylan McDermott, Glenn Close and Cuba Gooding Jr. an aura of respectability with a subtly risqué edge.
While honouring the acuity of Scarlett's phrasing – his cascading steps seem to announce the music, rather than being born of it – the Royal dancers give the piece a subtly rounded edge.
Mikuni, a Seattle importer and distributor, uses barrels from Tuthilltown Spirits in Gardiner, N.Y., for its Noble Tonic 01, a maple syrup with a subtly spiked edge, and the flask-like bottle is so handsome I would put it on my breakfast table without decanting it into a pitcher.
Much of their charm is located in the sculpted drama of Christy Hanewinkel's drumming; each cymbal hit seems to subtly expand the edges of their songs.
Even in such a low-key league in which no statistics are kept -- there are no won-lost records or batting averages, and every player is most valuable -- parents subtly sharpen the edge of competition.
