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...asked whether she was afraid of the consequences of her defiance. Replied Helen: "I'm more afraid of the dentist than I am of Colonel Papadopoulos." She then called the members of the ruling junta "simple people, a bit ignorant. All in all they are mediocre and colorless, except of course Pattakos"-the general who heads the Ministry of the Interior. As for him: "He is a mediocre man who acts like a clown." Moreover, said Helen, newly appointed Information Minister Theophylactos Papaconstantinou had told her when he was still an Athens columnist that "I feel like vomiting...
...historical Banquo was actually an accomplice in the murder of Duncan. In the play he was transmuted into a figure of unswerving loyalty and integrity, thus becoming a foil to the character of Macbeth. Here, as John Devlin plays him, he comes off rather colorless. Ernest Graves' Duncan, though gray-haired, is younger than usual--which is in keeping with Colicos' Macbeth, since the two are first cousins. John Cunningham's Malcolm is crisply spoken, but too priggish for my taste; I almost regret that he does gain the throne...
Anthony Mainionis' Haemon is adequate but somewhat colorless. Marian Hailey manages sufficiently to convey the weak-willed and vacillating Ismene--"infirm of purpose," to use Lady Macbeth's taunt. Antigones are rare, but Ismenes are a dime a dozen. Jane Farnol brings a good deal of warmth to the role of Antigone's devoted and solicitous old nurse. Richard Castellano, Edward Rutney, and Garry Mitchell, dressed in blue uniforms with red stripes, are fine as the three guards, who represent the majority of society; they are part of Creon's "featherheaded rabble." They are hard-drinking, vulgar-tongued, card-playing...
Soon 1,000 U.S. physicians were testing DMSO on their patients. Some boldly dropped the colorless substance into patients' eyes, or instilled it into their bladders through tubes. Then the Food and Drug Administration suddenly halted all testing. That was 18 months ago. Now the question is: How can anyone hope to find out how good DMSO really is-and for what...
...odorless, tasteless, and colorless -- and furthermore it's addictive," said Dr. Timothy Leary, holding up a glass of water before a packed audience last night in M.I.T.'s Kresge Auditorium...