Word: accents
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...play of magnitude lends itself to varying interpretations. The original Big Daddy, Burl Ives, portrayed him as a man with a sensual lust for life. In 1974's Broadway revival, Fred Gwynne brought out his cruel, vindictive side. With a flawless Southern accent that testifies to his lifelong perfection of craft, Olivier plays Big Daddy as the feudal lord of "28,000 acres of the richest land this side of the Valley Nile," a man born with the habit of imperial command...
...Carter era. Notes Paul Delisle, maître d' of what he hopes will continue to be Washington's most "in" restaurant, the Sans Souci: "Once we had the Texan. He learned to eat fine French food. The Georgian-he can learn too." In his thick French accent, Delisle jokingly offers an outrageously far-out claim to kinship with the President-elect: "I am from Marseille, so Mr. Carter and I are both Southerners...
...most major travesties are in the casting. Susan Palmer-Persen plays the intelligent and beguiling Celimene with a lack of elegance and a cloying accent. David Morse, in drag, minces about as the catty society lady Arsinoe; this silly transsexuality proves nothing except the director's incompetence, by this time firmly established...
PAHK THE CAAH IN HAHVAHD YAHD--This little ditty mimicking the nuances of the Boston accent is based upon a mistaken notion that few non-Harvard people realize. Any vehicle parked in the Yard for an extended period of time--as a great many Harvard students can attest--will be towed away...
...casreer at the ripe age of 70. With a tam-o-shanter upon his head as a trademark, the college president travels the state with a bizarre campaign style that features frequent expressions of disinterest about a wide variety of issues. Tunney's bland, Eastern style--including a Kennedyesque accent--palls in comparison with his opponent's. Hayakawa has captured the electorate's imagination, but it is highly questionable if he can capture enough of their votes to unseat Runney...