Word: clever
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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MIGHTY MOUSE: THE NEW ADVENTURES (CBS). What's this? A kiddie cartoon show that is clever and hip and well animated? Producer Ralph Bakshi (Fritz the Cat) clearly wants to recapture the great days of Daffy Duck and Bullwinkle Moose, and he gets pretty close...
...plays Bennett with just the right combination of effeminate flair and brooding passion. His pensive sighs and pouty fits would make even Hamlet a little envious. Karney's Judd provides comic relief with his caustic wit. At one point Judd deadpans "I don't have to try. I am clever...
...should do "experimental" plays; she would settle a complex argument by calling on the power of a name. By her logic, she will be quite content if we change the name to the Elite Theater. But I don't think changing the name would help. The name argument is clever, if specious, window dressing...
...Leverett House rendition of A Streetcar NamedDesire is just such a production. It takes Tennessee William's brilliant story of a fallen woman and lets it breathe. And since the director and performers don't waste their time developing clever twists or constructing fancy sets, they are able to concentrate on the dramatic subtleties. Most people are familiar with Streetcar's plot turns, and Rosencranz focuses on bringing out the intimate details of the bitter relationship between blanche Dubois and Stanley Kowalski...
...while many Yalies fulfill their patriotic duties by buying toilet paper, apparently many more prefer purchasing what they consider clever T-shirts...