Assertion: merman | /r/CapableOf | stride on stage
Facets:
value: in a red blouse
type: OTHER
value: in black
type: OTHER
value: , slit satin skirt
type: OTHER
value: to belt out delilah
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: The audience on opening night, lulled by the familiar romantic intimacy of a Gershwin show, was electrified halfway into the first act when Merman strode on stage in a red blouse and black, slit satin skirt to belt out "Sam and Delilah," Gershwin's decidedly modern retelling of the famous lovers' story: