Biblical scholars turned their noses up, calling it hysteria, theatrics, a faith of the illiterate.
"It was theatrics, a bunch of nonsense, " says Richard Marler, 64, chief executive of Signal International.
He performed a cartwheel on the mat as the crowd booed the extracurricular theatrics.
But by the 1970s, spectators had become turned off by an overemphasis on theatrics.
For his part, Mr. Putin stuck to the political theatrics that had served him well for years.
"Newt Gingrich understands theatrics and showmanship, " the Senate's top Democrat minority leader Tom Daschle (D-South Dakota) lamented.
There's even a harpsichord solo which has all the thrills, theatrics and drama of a massive electric-guitar shred-fest.
It is time to shift from symbolism and theatrics to the details of improving the transition that is occurring.
"I will not let any theatrics or sideshow keep us from doing what we're here to do, " she said.
Races such as running, cycling or motor sports offer little scope for theatrics.
For some, it was the final scene of nothing more than political theatrics.
This will clearly take time, and will involve some theatrics, like the somewhat forced multiculturalism of the Republican Convention.
It is the most eye-catching piece of nuclear theatrics since Ronald Reagan squared up to Mikhail Gorbachev in Reykjavik.
It is a useful reminder that this is the real stuff of politics not the banal theatrics of presidential debates.
The 2010 Harvard Theatrics Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year whooped and hollered her way through introductions and transitions.
FORBES: Anne Hathaway: A Good Representation of Young Women?
Another Carter penalty extended the lead as France failed to live up to their pre-match theatrics with any positive action.
The shameless theatrics of Edward Fagan, the American lawyer who championed the reparation claims against the German companies, look ominous.
"I will not let any theatrics or any sideshows distract us from what we are here to do, " Koh said.
In some instances, canvasses of iconic cachet are pre-sold so the bidding process is a sham staged for its theatrics content.
Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, going into a Sunday strategy session with House Speaker Newt Gingrich, accused the President of theatrics.
Theatrics aside, the lack of willingness to negotiate before the last latest, greatest self-imposed deadline is a bit concerning for many taxpayers.
FORBES: House Will Vote To Push Off Debt Ceiling Talks... Again
Passenger advocates like Hanni sometimes resort to theatrics to get lawmakers' attention.
There is also an element of theatrics to the creation process.
The last meaningful encounter, at Euro 2004, ended in a rather disappointing 1-1 draw, and didn't offer much in the way of theatrics.
Often the mechanical theatrics took inspiration from popular theatrical events like the circus, featuring automaton clowns performing acrobatic feats to the accompaniment of music.
Note too the fresh near-five-year high for the DAX index on the threshold of renewed recession and notwithstanding the weekend theatrics in Rome.
The Brazilian was soon shouting for a penalty but his theatrics that followed a Rio Ferdinand hand on his shoulder did not fool the referee.
We need to analyze this, not get sidetracked by emotional theatrics.
My petulant badgering of Audin had been nothing more than second-rate theatrics, which no doubt all of the Afghans expected from an earnest and self-righteous American.
He won't have to sit next to a bunch of people he won't know, and he won't have to endure the lingering theatrics of a regular ceremony.
CNN: Students can't be part of main graduation because of Mexico trip
应用推荐