Word: accents
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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SINCE Lerner himself invites the compassion, it's only fair to say that the cast suffers badly in comparison to that of the movie. The best of the lot is John Neville as Humbert, who has the perfect appearance and accent for the part, and a fine singing voice as well. What he lacks, and this is probably Lerner's fault in his writing of the role, is James Mason's air of old-world degeneracy. He doesn't leer at Lolita, he gazes in wonder at her beauty...
...when you can get the book, and Garth Williams' pictures (which the album does not have) for much less money. But hearing E. B. White read is worth something. He wrote Charlotte's Web to be read aloud, and in his straight forward style with his traces of Maine accent, he reads it as it should be read, speaking from experience about the life on a farm, about "digging reddish" and about wiping one's hands on a "roller- towel. " Maybe, if you have some friends without a grandfather who'll read aloud...
...from this dim hallway that the Shaded Veiled Lady, played by Meredith Kays, always enters. Throughout the play, in a wonderfully vicious voice, she preserves a rich, purring accent that doubles the sad, sultry fascination she exudes...
...McCarthy, hair gleaming, face grinning, strode to his seat. The applause quieted but the buzz remained; and the applause was always ready to burst free again. On the Queenfor-a Day popularity register, two sorts of remarks scored highest: the humorous and the radical. In her New York accent. Abzug-who twice raised a weak fist and pulled it down in hasty embarrassment-revealed that she "only went to Hunter College" and that her grandmother would be very proud to see her at Harvard. Her audience responded warmly, with laughter and cheers. Her shouted calls to action-organizing Congressional constituencies...
...Radiation Laboratory in Livermore, Calif, since 1952. He is known for his hawkish views on weapons development, including the ABM. And he is known for his ability to put down questioners, other scientists, youth, doves-in short, anyone he disagrees with-in a booming, angry voice and thick Hungarian accent undimmed by 25 years of U. S. residency...