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Chain-smoking in a Hollywood deli, his Falstaffian form wrapped in a thrift-store overcoat, Smith scoffs at Gen X pulse takers. Twentysomethings tell pollsters they are industrious, "to present themselves in the best light. But we're not career-driven. You watch your parents work all their lives, and what do they have to show for it? My generation wants to get the most for doing the least." As for politics, he says, "we'd rather talk about the President's infidelity. Look, the dude cheated on his wife...
...parody. Nye is effective in the role of the Prince and plays the part with more than a touch of contempt for Portia, essentially telling her that she would be lucky to have him. Nye is actually more memorable in his other role as Launcelot Gobbo, Shylock's Falstaffian servant...
...Welles was not made for that more contemporary medium, TV. His Falstaffian girth, so impressive on stage and screen, seemed grotesque when stuffed into the small tube. The voice that shivered the old Philco during the ( Depression sounded hokey when it was used to seduce would-be sophisticates of the '70s. "Paul Masson will sell no wine before its time" joined the fleeting body of marketing folklore and spun off into dozens of jokes. (In one, the Welles impersonator intones the line, glances at his watch and says impatiently, "It's time...
...been terribly successful at exercising personal discipline in recent years. He regularly smokes two packs of cigarettes a day, despite promises to himself to quit. After breaking his arm in an accident on icy steps outside his home two years ago, he began losing control of his now Falstaffian weight. A series of exercise machines -- a rowing machine, cross-country machine, stationary bicycle -- sit broken or largely unused in his attic. Bork has taken up poker in a floating game that regularly includes Scalia, Chief Justice William Rehnquist, Education Secretary William Bennett and others. Bork is a popular addition...
...flip side, Papageno, played by George Shepherd, stole the show with his energetic and comic display of Falstaffian humor. Shepherd's rendition of Mozart's comic bird catcher with a heart of gold kept the audience howling with his playful comedic routines and impish humor, making up for his mostly inadequate voice. On the whole, his playful antics and spirit added greatly to the production which tended to drag on as the hours progressed...