As a player, Eckel was assiduous and adroit. He is very resourceful and technically adroit, especially in terms of escape. The performances by Noble, Torv, and Jackson were extraordinarily adroit, never showy or merely clever. His sense for witty situations is as impressive as his adroit handling of the players. On their surfaces, iconoclastic characters fluidly intermingle with adroit deconstructions of commodity culture. Salvator Rosa says that Coviello (like Scaramouche) is "sly, adroit, supple, and conceited". The Comanche resolved most of the challenges facing them in the 1830s with adroit diplomacy. Solomon enticed them into a strategically adroit place near Khresili and decisively defeated them. The appointments were both politically neutral and adroit on Lincoln's part. Both were masters of phrase, both employed rather simple rhythms with adroit variations. Schenck's adroit business sense made him a wealthy man. He was officially thanked by Congress "for his brave, adroit and patriotic conduct". Gladstone gradually became hotter and bothered by Cranbrook's adroit remarks. An adroit horseback rider, Davis also toured North America in Gene Autry's traveling rodeo. He became more adroit in such matters in later campaigns.