Sentence examples for straight performances from inspiring English sources

It was a refreshing moment of eccentricity in a night of fairly straight performances.

Yet he was much more than an actor who hid behind layers of makeup, as was amply demonstrated in his acclaimed "straight" performances in films such as Tell It to the Marines (1927), While the City Sleeps (1928), and Thunder (1929).

The vignettes are entertaining, and if his approach isn't necessarily the best way to hear Monteverdi -- there is really nothing wrong with straight performances of the madrigals -- it certainly does the music no violence, particularly in Artek's solid, deftly turned performances.

He remains steadfastly unable to do a straight performance, without veering into meme territory.

This was the second straight performance in America by Royal Anthem, who ran mostly in England last year for Henry Cecil.

Acting styles range from Michael McGrath's skillful excesses as Ambrose to Jack Davidson's perfectly straight performance as Cyrus.

At the very least, her taste for fantasy, and disregard for the restrictions of straight performance, give her a broad canvas to work upon.

After delivering an excellent "straight" performance as the protagonist in The Front (1976), Martin Ritt's fine drama about Hollywood blacklisting, Allen made Annie Hall (1977), a breakthrough work that dramatically elevated his status as a filmmaker.

Finally, his son David (SNL's Will Forte, in a revelatory straight performance) agrees to drive him the 800 miles to Lincoln, if only to prove there's really no prize.

fA straight performance comparison between systems with a different number of antennas is hard to achieve.

Some of you are down on Brett Dalton's ramrod-straight performance, but his croaked "help" to tech back-up Skye was a highlight.