Robyn's performances impressed Meja so much so that she contacted her management and a meeting was arranged with Robyn and her parents.

Kevin Jackson of Sight & Sound said Spacey impressed in ways distinct from his previous performances, the most satisfying aspect being his portrayal of " both sap and hero ".

The acclaim that Muni received as a result of this performances so impressed Warner Brothers, they signed him to a long-term contract, " publicizing him as the screen's greatest actor.

According to Bosley Crowther, Since You Went Away, Selznick's first screen production in four years, features a script with an " excess of exhausting emotional detail "; Crowther was impressed with the performances but had issues with the film as a whole:

" A cow patty toss, watermelon eating contest, beard growing contest, nightly dancing, melodrama, community choir performances, a game of kangaroo court, religious events, historical fashion show, living history demonstrations, and a Saturday parade impressed those who traveled far to be a part of the celebration which culminated in a ballroom dance on Sunday night.

He also paved the way for his successor when he invited the young Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa ( b. 1935 ) to guest conduct the orchestra ; Ozawa quickly impressed critics and audiences with his fiery Bernstein-like conducting, particularly in the performances of the Mussorgsky-Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition, the Tchaikovsky fourth symphony, and Symphonie Fantastique by Hector Berlioz.

Barbirolli's concerts impressed Frederic Austin, director of the British National Opera Company ( BNOC ), who in the same year invited him to conduct some performances with the company.

Invited to join the band onstage for performances of their signature song " Psycho Killer ", Belew impressed them with his wild and unorthodox guitar soloing and became an occasional guest performer at live concerts.

Her impromptu performances impressed The Beatles and others.

Even though the play did not fare well and closed after twenty-three performances, critics were impressed by her work on stage.

In Quebec City he was much impressed with the kindness of some Huron Indians who attended his performances, and he was purportedly made an honorary chief of the tribe, receiving the name Alanienouidet.

It was for Tati's performances of his now finely-tuned Impressions Sportives at the A. B. C that the previously impressed Colette wrote,

Throughout the show, Noll impressed both the judges and audience with performances of songs as diverse as Powderfinger's " Already Gone ", to The Beatles " Hey Jude " to Jimmy Barnes " Working Class Man ".

On American Idol, he impressed viewers with his performances of the Leon Russell / Bonnie Bramlett song " Superstar " ( best known as a hit for The Carpenters ) and the Peabo Bryson / Regina Belle duet " A Whole New World "; during his time on the show, Studdard received praise from music legends such as Lionel Richie, Neil Sedaka, Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees, Luther Vandross, and Gladys Knight.

Her lively, zestful and fiery performances have impressed many audiences.

He did not reach three figures again that season, but his performances and batting technique impressed several critics, such as cricket correspondent Neville Cardus, former England and Middlesex captain Plum Warner, and The Times correspondent ; Cardus described him as a future England player.

His performances on loan impressed Kenny Dalglish, who had recently been appointed manager of Newcastle United, and prompted him to sign Given again.

In February 2006, Inter's owner and president, Massimo Moratti, admitted his regret at letting Keane go after being impressed by his performances at Tottenham.

Siam Shade soon caught the eye of Luna Sea vocalist Ryuichi Kawamura, who, impressed with the band's demo tape and live performances, expressed interest in touring with the group.

When Martin was asked by Capitol Records president Bhaskar Menon to hear the tapes in the mid-1970s, he was impressed with the performances, but disappointed in the sound quality.

She was so impressed with his performances that she personally recommened him for the part of Tatewaki Kuno from Ranma ½.

Manager Harry Redknapp was sufficiently impressed with LuaLua's performances that when his loan spell ended at the end of the 2003 – 04 season, he signed LuaLua permanently at a cost of £ 1. 75 million.

Crossley impressed, with a string of fine performances and the loan deal was extended to the end of the season.

Grasshoppers scouts were impressed with Boupa Diop's performances and earned him a move to the Swiss Super League.

Recoba has had other notable performances for Internazionale, an example being the 2004 – 05 Serie A match against Sampdoria on January 9, 2005 in which he entered the game as a 32nd-minute substitute for Adriano.

The State Ballet of Rhode Island, the first incorporated group, was formed for the purpose of extending knowledge of the art of ballet in the Community, to promote interest in ballet performances, to contribute to the cultural life of the State, and to provide opportunity for gifted dance students who, for one reason or another, are unable to pursue a career and to develop others for the professional state ; ;

Alexander was a Shakespearean orator who developed voice loss during his performances.

While the compositions and performances were credited to " Jimmy Thudpucker ", they were in fact co-written and sung by Brewer, who also co-wrote and provided the vocals for " Ginny's Song ", a 1976 single on the Warner Bros. Label, and Jimmy Thudpucker's Greatest Hits, an LP released by Windsong Records, John Denver's subsidiary of RCA Records ).

It was during her performances in the carnival that Day first caught the attention of Barney Rapp, who sought a girl vocalist and asked if Day would like to audition for the job.

Cukor quickly earned a reputation as a director who could coax great performances from actresses and he became known as a ' woman's director ', a title he resented.

European harmonica player Philip Achille, who performs Irish, Classical, Jazz, Qawali and sufi music, has won jazz competitions and his classical performances have led to appearances on the BBC as well as ITV and Channel 4.

Other luminaries include Keith Johnstone, the British teacher and writer – author of Impro, who founded the Theatre Machine and whose teachings form the foundation of the popular shortform Theatresports format, Dick Chudnow, founder of ComedySportz which evolved its family-friendly show format from Johnstone's Theatersports, Stan Wells, creator of the " Clap-In " longform style and founder of The Empty Stage Comedy Theatre in Los Angeles, and Bill Johnson, creator / director of The Magic Meathands, who pioneered the concept of " Commun-edy Outreach " by tailoring performances to non-traditional audiences, such as the homeless and foster children.

The character is a hung over porter ( in most performances drunk, but in the original he was hung over ) who pretends he is the porter to the gates of hell welcoming sinners of different professions:

In late 1993, Meat Puppets achieved mainstream popularity when Nirvana's Kurt Cobain, who became a fan after seeing them open for Black Flag, invited Cris and Curt to join him on MTV Unplugged for acoustic performances of " Plateau ", " Oh Me " and " Lake of Fire " ( all originally from Meat Puppets II ).

With the Labour left still strong – in 1981 Benn decided to challenge Healey for the deputy leadership of the party, a contest Healey won narrowly – Foot struggled to make an impact and was widely criticised for it, though his performances in the Commons, most notably on the Falklands war of 1982, won him widespread respect from other parliamentarians, though he was criticised by some on the left who felt that he should not have supported the Thatcher government's immediate resort to military action.

" Ronald Reagan biographer Lou Cannon nevertheless characterized her as a " reliable " and " solid " performer who held her own in performances with better-known actors.

Canoe said, " The story feels forced and the performances dreary, with the notable exception of Cruz, who seems to be in a different film from the rest of the cast.

She seemed especially kind compared to fellow judge Simon Cowell, who was often blunt in his appraisals of the contestants ' performances.

At the age of 15, Nurmi rekindled his interest in athletics after being inspired by the performances of Hannes Kolehmainen, who was said to " have run Finland onto the map of the world " at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

For example, range voting with truncated means is used in figure skating competitions to avoid the results of the third skater affecting the relative positions of two skaters who have already finished their performances ( the independence of irrelevant alternatives ), using truncation to mitigate biases of some judges who have ulterior motives to score some competitors too high or low.

Television's performances at CBGB helped kick-start the first wave of punk bands, inspiring a number of different artists including Patti Smith, who wrote the first press review of Television for the Soho Weekly News in June 1974.

Sometimes the players, who play in festivities to enliven the atmosphere or less frequently at onstage performances, sing along.

The speed discrepancy ( being about 3. 5 % slow ) was brought to Bruce Botnick's attention by a Brigham Young University professor, who noted that all the video and audio live performances of The Doors performing the song, the sheet music, and the statements of band members show the song in a key almost a half step higher than the stereo LP release.

More frequently, he played parts that no one else wanted to play ( generally because they required a lot of make-up or uncomfortable costumes, such as a recurring knight in armour who would end sketches by walking on and hitting one of the other characters over the head with a plucked chicken ) and took a number of small roles in the films, including Patsy in Monty Python and the Holy Grail ( which he co-directed with Terry Jones, where Gilliam was responsible for photography, while Jones would guide the actors ' performances ) and the jailer in Monty Python's Life of Brian.

He would fine the Hawks if they brought their girlfriends to the clubs, fearing it might reduce the numbers of available girls who came to performances, or if they smoked marijuana.

In 1892, she founded the Uppsala Women's Student Association, who set up spex performances and other things enjoyed by male students but from which the women were excluded at the time.

In collaboration with Nora Guthrie, the Smithsonian exhibition draws from rarely seen objects, illustrations, film footage, and recorded performances to reveal a complex man who was at once poet, musician, protester, idealist, itinerant hobo, and folk legend.

One of the most impressive performances came from Sammy Baugh, who had a completion percentage of. 703.