Word: burden
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...CONSTANT cross that leaders must bear is deciding whether to fight, compromise or yield on a given issue. For Richard Nixon, who received only a minority of the popular vote in November and who faces an opposition majority on Capitol Hill, the burden is especially heavy. His own party is divided on some questions. His attention is dominated by the twin crises of the war in Viet Nam and inflation at home. His determination not to pressure legislators has resulted in a lack of clear communication with Congress even on routine matters. Out of what some...
...whole, the quality of elocution in this production is better than what the Festival has usually offered in the past. The main burden falls of course on the title role, taken here by Len Cariou, a newcomer to the Festival. Given the concept Kahn has foisted on him, he acquits himself surprisingly well. He is obviously a well-trained classical actor, and his performance at times suggests a young Alec Guinness. The Festival has made a lucky catch...
...pleasant, jug-eared young man of 20 who likes to fly planes, drive sports cars, play the trumpet and the cello, and who once delivered a very creditable Macbeth on a school stage, Charles is stuck in history. It is his blessing and his burden to be destined to become Charles III, the 41st sovereign of England since the Norman invasion. He will inherit a throne that, for all the erosion of empire and the straitened circumstances of the scepter'd isle, remains the most prestigious in the world...
...Britain would be simply another minipower. Charles may or may not resent having been born to be a king. But for years to come, little old British mums will continue to dote on royalty while angry young critics will condemn it. It is at once the pride and the burden of the monarchy that both will be right...
...perilously heavy burden of this thriller is that two dolphins have been taught to speak and read English. They are tricked by orgspooks of a U.S. in telligence agency into blowing up an American warship in order to goad the country into starting World War III. The dolphins, friendly and lovable Beasts, are deeply hurt when they learn of the deception, and conclude that human beings are not worth much...