Word: cattani
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...played with a great deal comedic prowess. The standout is the prosecuting attorney, outrageously played by Paul Siemens. Loud, obnoxious, and similar to William Jennings Bryant in his legal style, Siemens overwhelms everyone on stage as he assassinates Zed's character. The bland, short-skirted defense attorney (Emmy Cattani) never had a chance, in legalese or stage presence...
...fear persists that having children may cost them a chance at the top jobs. Despite the new outpouring of corporate benefits for working parents, professional women justifiably suspect that some bosses now categorize their female employees into two classes: mothers and achievers. "The idea is really offensive," declares Maryellen Cattani, a partner in a San Francisco law firm, whose Volvo carries her daughter's child seat in the back and a car phone in the front...
...atmosphere of bare tenseness and frustration is powerful and constantly well-organized by Richard Cattani, the director. Although he has a slight weakness for exaggerated effects, such as the sudden turning on and off of emotion in the half-wit's granddaughter, he is usually calmly imaginative. Such touches as the long pause when the brothers-in-law are left alone together and such tableaus as the final sunset scene are most effective...
...Medearis is splendid as Blanco, and used a strong voice and glowering eyes skillfully. Blanco' brother, a preaching, liquor-selling village elder, is played by John Baker with very appropriate pomposity and effectively over-eloquent gestures. A local strutting, drawling, over-eager youth buck is neatly created by Dick Cattani. Phyllis Ferguson is graceful and strong in the role of the town bed-warmer, while Mary Wild looks excellent as she broods sadly through the role of the grieving mother. The director, Beverly Bourns, molds her cast with a good eye for placing people around an efficient, simple stage, designed...
...Cardinal-Bishop of Porto when Cesare was born, became Pope Alexander VI in 1492. Other children (all by Mistress Vannozza Cattani): Giovanni, Lucrezia, Goffredo...