Of the variety of skillful acts performed by pooches, few have proven to be as lucrative as painting, as witnessed in the artistic careers of rescue pup Arbor, service-dog flunky Dog Vinci, and blind longhaired dachshund Hallie.
Finland is still widely remembered for its successful resistance against Soviet attempts to subjugate it during World War II, but less is known about the skillful balancing act by which Finns preserved their independence and way of life during the Cold War.
Fortunately, Matthew Amendt, who plays the role in the Acting Company and Guthrie Theater's co-production, is a charismatic, skillful actor who gives the production a magnetic focus.
The man considered by Democrats and Republicans as the most skillful politician of his era proudly acts as his own speechwriter and strategist.
Acting styles range from Michael McGrath's skillful excesses as Ambrose to Jack Davidson's perfectly straight performance as Cyrus.
The setting is unimaginative, but the circus performers, most of them mechanically altered to enhance their acts, come to life in a series of skillful set pieces.
When people as individuals have the ability to move towards skillful or unskillful actions, it is we as individuals who ultimately choose to act, even when it does not seem that way.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the passage of one of the most skillful pieces of legislation ever to undermine the health of Americans: The Dietary Supplement Health and Educational Act of 1994.
The aerial bamboo act uses a pole-like apparatus, suspended from the theater ceiling, and features a skillful mix of acrobatics and storytelling. .
In less skillful hands, the situations presented by these secondary characters would be dominated by liberal bromides or predictable acts of vigilantism.
The skillfulness response scale in the survey ranged from "1 = not at all skillful" to "4 = very skillful".
