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...Carter's dramatic speech, delivered with his uniquely understated softness, barely pausing to let a point sink in, yet building in a gentle cadence to convey undertones of strong emotion, that befittingly climaxed the convention. Carter had spent some 30 hours honing the speech, which was about 65% wholly his own effort. The rest was mostly the work of his top speech writer, Patrick Anderson. Carter had used a tape recorder to practice his delivery. Surprisingly populist in thrust, yet with bows to free enterprise and an appeal to patriotic pride, the speech elaborated on Carter...
There are other objects that could convey to future Americans the majesty and the trivia, the glory and the pity of the current era. Some proposals: a la ser rod and a citizen's band radio; the Pill and Gatorade; a shoe from Natalia Makarova and a Frisbee; a Beatles' record and a segment from the Watergate tapes; a Big Mac hamburger and a chunk of moon rock. It says something about the vitality, not to say incoherence of the times, that the list could be endless - and fascinating in its contrasts...
...does not appear until the third act, but from then on he really takes command of the stage whenever he is present, as befits his station in life. Although Danforth thinks himself a surrogate for God, Miller describes him as a person "of some humor." Gwillim manages to convey touches of humor without ever undermining Danforth's sense of infallibility--an exemplary piece of work...
...best help of all, of course, comes from good productions. Using the same somewhat trimmed text as last summer, Michael Kahn has kept his directorial operations almost intact. His concept, John Conklin's effective scenery, Jane Greenwood's stunning costumes, and John McLain's lighting convey with clarity the play's shape. Shakespeare's emphasis on the cyclicism of the seasons and of human life is reflected in the unchanging raised circular platform and in the large round clockface that is lowered periodically (on the drive home I was reminded of this when the car radio suddenly came forth with...
That is the message Don Bolles had been trying to convey for several years...