Word: devenishes
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...thing, scarcely a drawing room to be found. The beautifully detailed production moves with ease from the grand country estate of Lord and Lady Dedlock (Robin Bailey and Diana Rigg) to the drab chambers of Chancery and into the sad, grimy streets of London slums. South African Director Ross Devenish shot much of the drama in moody semidarkness, with scenes lit only by the soft glow of a lantern or the flickering of candlelight...
...fish, wine and laughs. Traditionally, the President does the wisecracking. But earlier this year, after surveying the string of press dinners on his calendar, Bush told aides, "Laura should give one of these." So there she was, rehearsing her shtick in front of her staff and Bush aides Nicolle Devenish and Dan Bartlett, as well as Landon Parvin, who penned her jokes. As she practiced, Laura cracked herself up but also asked her audience, "Do y'all think this is funny...
...television appearances were scary duck-and-cover drills for the Bush message team, as McCain was perfectly capable of breaking ranks with the President on issues ranging from Iraq reconstruction to the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth. On the eve of the first debate, campaign communications director Nicolle Devenish drew the line: McCain was forbidden to go into the postdebate spin sessions and give praise to both sides. That would be a loss for Bush. "People see you as the referee," she said. "We need you to be for us." McCain grumbled about getting instruction. But he knew what...
...Gables, Fla., had its talking points down: the President "shattered Kerry's credibility" by whacking him with his liberal Senate record, while Kerry looked arrogant and aloof. At one point, when the camera caught Kerry leaning back, his head rolling back with his body, Bush-Cheney communications director Nicolle Devenish and much of the senior campaign staff, who were watching in the holding room, started shouting "Haughty! Haughty! Haughty!" That was the Bush spinners' word of the night, a favorite sentiment that showed up in early focus groups, designed to paint Kerry as out of touch and Bush...
...older than their roles (although the relationship of West and the other women in the cast, most of whom are ostensibly her fellow wards, does seem more like babysitter than sister). But they do look older than anyone else on stage, and consequently, their various excesses--incessant mugging from Devenish, a curious lack of passion from West, and a slightly humorless, banker-like mien from Crowley--are all the more pronounced...