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...however been interesting to look at Kennedy's carefully reconstituted image during the past few years, from that of an aging Lothario to that of a penitent, committed family man (and certainly the statute of limitations on caddish behavior must have expired...

Author: By Lorraine Lezama, | Title: Masters Of The Universe | 10/25/1994 | See Source »

...other hand, there are limits. Andreassi goes over the top and out the door playing the caddish pilot Yang Sun. When Brecht spoke of emotionally "distancing" the audience from the actors, he was thinking in terms of yards, not light-years. Though Shipley's male alter-ego Shui Ta is an outstanding piece of physical acting (her face is concealed by a mask), she never quite makes you believe that Shen Te was either a prostitute or someone who Did It All For Love. Joseph Costa is fine as an unemployed hobo, but in the important supporting role...

Author: By Cyrus M. Sanai, | Title: The Good Woman of Serban | 5/29/1987 | See Source »

...affair with Jonica, the woman's granddaughter (and conceivably Harding's as well), who is both stupid and immensely fat: "As for her body, I won't go into any details but I will say this: she had a lot of dimples. Everywhere." Weiner's caddish machinations produce a tidbit of news: Grandma has a huge trunk of old papers in her bedroom, and she dips into this cache every night to read herself to sleep...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Scholar-Gypsy | 7/25/1983 | See Source »

...FAIRFIELD, CONN. Candlewood Play house. Rodgers and Hart's caddish antihero, Pal Joey, picks up a girl as easily as he orders a drink. Arlene Francis plays the rich lady who picks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Aug. 1, 1969 | 8/1/1969 | See Source »

...takes up wif a girl (Carrie Nye) from the local haristocracy and proceeds to get engaged. After a heady spell of high life, Kipps is disillusioned and marries a non-U charmer of a chambermaid (Polly James) from his own class. But his ex-fiancée's caddish brother absconds with Kipps's last thruppence. Presto! An alcoholic playwright whom he once befriended showers him with a handsome percentage of the royalties from his first hit play...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Threepenny Operetta | 5/7/1965 | See Source »

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