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...give voice to another aloof, inscrutable character. Getting the resignation speech right for the brusque rhythms of the majority leader took a dozen sessions of phone editing. Dole would read a passage, then grump, "Can't say that"; "Don't want to say that." Out went Helprin's flower arrangements, but what was left rang true...
...inspiration and to the latest fashion fads. In a collection priced from $30 to $60, she goes with the runway news of just a month or two ago: vinyl; witchy holographic effects; leopard patterns; hot citrus limes, lemons and orange, the season's primary colors; and faux-naive flower prints--Liberty as interpreted by Prada...
...Seeing that Babbs and I are dumb struck, Dr. Leary laughs and says, "I certainly don't hold it against her. She likes this espionage action. It gets her off. Who am I, of all people, to put down somebody else's turn-on?" And that's my little flower for Tim. Give 'em while they can smell...
John Atkins, in his role as Elviro, Arsamene's servant, provides comic relief in a subtle, yet outwardly funny manner. In one scene, Atkins appears disguised as a flower-girl, wearing a large, tire-shaped plant holder around his waist and singing about the many varieties of flowers he sells. And near the opera's end, when after the three-and-one-half hour performance audience members have begun to fidget in their seats, Elviro proclaims, "I am really exhausted...
...even in its duller moments, interest in the opera is maintained through the sweetness of Handel's music, the majesty of the set design and the clever use of props by the actors--which in addition to Elviro's walking flower-bed includes several infants, two live dogs and a man who occasionally strolls through with a hanger full of pots and pans...