Word: acted
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...town and, though she wanted to come, stayed away from the reunion because she was sorrowing over the recent death of an infant grandchild. Still, it was easy to imagine that the memory of her Emily was hovering about, reminding them all again, as she does in the last act: "It goes so fast. We don't have time to look at one another...
...ensemble though blessed with excellent technical work and some fine actors, does not quite manage to overcome the sheer leaden ness of this three-hour-plus, heavy drama. They give it a good try, only to fold up, as does much of the audience, by the time the third act rolls around...
...father's humiliation. Choate rather easily dominates every scene he is in. He has an easy well-modulated voice and the timing and movement of an experienced actor. He is at his best taunting a classically idiotic Irish cop (James P. Horan) in a near-melee in the first act, or raging against the Judge who presided over his father's trial in a scene that crackles with emotion...
...Sunday, you would be well to catch Guy Van Duser's act at the Springefield St. Salon (13 Springefield St.), a unique bar with, get this, an old-western motif...
...used to the pretensions assumed by the late Farnsworth and forgoes formality as he athietically dashes about the mansion delivering brisk "hiyas" and "how-ya-doin's" to a staff of bewildered servants. Especially amusing is the scene in which Joe exhorts his board of directors to act like a winning football team and give in to consumer demands, forsaking short-term profits for an ultimate "victory...