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...first to be reminded of Victorian illustration, as though he were an Eastern Aubrey Beardsley or Arthur Rackham. Not so. In fact, he was nearer to being a cross, improbable as it may sound, between Audubon and Vincent Van Gogh. When Jakachū painted the arrogant feathers of a cock's ruff, each sharp quill imbued with fiery distinctness, he could give them the vitality of a Van Gogh sunflower. His range of notation, the "handwriting" that constitutes larger shapes, was astounding-as a scroll of shells and coral branches, stranded on a tidal beach among outrunning threads...
...bitterness toward the U.S. Indeed, despite some anti-American rhetoric, they hope for a continued strong American presence in Asia. If nothing else, they see the U.S. as a force neutralizing China and the Soviet Union. Seni Pramoj, leader of Thailand's Democratic Party, observed, "We have cock fights in Thailand, but sometimes we put a sheet of glass between the fighting cocks. They can peck at each other without hurting each other. In the cold war between Moscow and Peking, the glass between the antagonists can be Washington...
...total of almost 4 million people) worked on the land. The rhythm of life was shaped by the feeding of the animals, the sowing of the soil, the lambing of the ewes, the harvesting of the crops in a daily cycle that went from the crowing of the cock at dawn to the sleep of the chickens at night, and in a yearly cycle of the changing seasons. Today, less than 5% of the population live on farms, and the rule of the clock has become almost absolute...
...number of the sounds are effected off stage in the usual way. But Kahn, in quite a few instances, brings stagehands into full view to stimulate the required sounds. So we see a man imitating a cock's crow at dawn; and another enters to ape a train whistle by blowing into a set of three wooden pipes. When an 11-year-old Joe Crowell appears to deliver the morning newspapers, we spot another fellow crouching to create a swish-plop on the stage floor with a wire brush and a soft beater, while Joe mimes the act of delivery...
Whitmore seems uncannily like Truman. As the curtain goes up, the first impulse is to gasp. Whitmore gets all the personal gestures right: the cock of the head, the grin as big as the American flag, and the brisk, soldierly movements of the arms and body. He goes on to embody the man's character and personality...