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...play itself must take some of the blame. As in many of Shakespeare's tragedies, the performance of the lead actor can make or break the production. In School for Wives, the role of Arnolphe is tremendously difficult. On stage throughout most of the show, Arnolphe must almost always convey comic consternation as Horace continually foils his lovely plans. The success of several scenes depends almost solely on Arnolphe's facial expressions upon hearing Horace's descriptions of the ups and downs of his attepts to woo Agnes. Toope has the energy to play Arnolphe, but little of the control...
Cornuelle's spare acting aptly characterizes Masha, the bored middle sister tied to a pompous posturing schoolmaster husband. She rigidly controls her movements, gestures and voice, yet manages to convey Masha's emotional conflict, especially her moving confession of love for Vershinin...
Epstein portrays the maternal spinster sister Olga with convincing intensity, though she occasionally relies too much on grimaces to convey Olga's pain...
...superb cast lends Taken in Marriage a trace of conviction. There is an aching honesty to Quinlan's Annie as she tries to hold a mirror up to her troubled heart. Streep's alabaster features can convey icy disdain and mock merriment. Her voice is a bed of nails on which she some times lies in self-contempt. As Ruth, Dewhurst was a Rock of Gibraltar. Marchand is better suited to the role, a homebody with artistic impulses who needs a hus band for ballast. Though she has her cranky moments, Wilson's Aunt Helen...
...would be happy to answer questions about these or other matters that affect our policy on South Africa. I do want to convey to you, though it is not always obvious, that there is a group of 12 people who have spent the better part of this year trying, in the name of the long-run objective of altering companies' behavior in South Africa, who have spent this time learning about this behavior, trying to formulate policy on it. I would like to see us give this policy some continued opportunities to succeed. I think, if I had more time...