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...years, Sir's dresser Norman (Tom Courtenay) has shielded him from difficulties and the truths that sear. Playing loyal serf to imperious sovereign, he has bolstered Sir's morale, salved his ego, washed his underpants, suffered his diatribes and basked in the reflected glory of his occasional triumphs upon the stage. Norman is nimble-witted, mocking, tartly observant, yet given to foggily elusive reminiscence. His most trusted friend seems to be the half-bottle of Scotch in his back pocket. Norman is a homosexual, but his love for Sir is protective, albeit possessive, and achingly platonic...
Others fare less well, notably Sandra Shipley as Gertrude, who wanders about embracing every man who comes onstage, apparently pursuing the threads of a characterization that never solidifies into motivation. For Harvard audiences, an addition interesting to note is Courtenay Bernard Vance '82, recently of Leverett House and Black CAST, as the Player-King, whose confidence and power on stage easily matches that of his more seasoned colleagues...
...save-later free spenders. The new figures showed that consumers have saved perhaps 20% more of their incomes over the past decade than previously estimated. Between July and September, wage earners put away a prudent 6.1% of their disposable income, rather than the anemic 4.7% reported earlier. Observed Courtenay Slater, chief economist of the Commerce Department: "The notion that people are dipping into savings to sustain consumption is probably slightly exaggerated." The new figures also gave a somewhat brighter picture of the nation's lagging productivity. Real output per hour worked grew at an average annual rate...
...theater enthusiast from abroad, it often seems that there is far less in London to try the patience and a lot more to be generous about. In the West End -London's theatrical main stem and mainstream-Tom Courtenay and Freddie Jones are making their way deftly through an adept and affectionate comedy called The Dresser, concerning the trials of a third-rate classical actor on a perpetual tour of the provinces. Practically next door is a new Alan Ayckbourn roundelay called Taking Steps, an alternately hilarious and melancholy meditation on adulteries among the middle classes. The West...
...eventual return to good health. There was also disagreement regarding just how buoyant or fitful the recovery would be. Most members forecast that the economy would either continue to decline or stagnate until the end of the year-this is in sharp disagreement with Commerce Department Chief Economist Courtenay Slater, who two weeks ago declared that the recession had ended in July or August. A minority of TIME'S economists anticipated that a modest drop would continue into early...