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...time, Mubarak has left little doubt that he will gradually seek to repair the ties with the Arab world that were broken when his predecessor, Anwar Sadat, signed the treaty with Israel. Mubarak will probably not waste much time on Libya or on Syria, which vowed last week to "foil all attempts to welcome Egypt back into the Arab world." But the improvement of relations with the moderate Arab states has already begun. Last week the Mubarak government announced that citizens of twelve Arab countries will no longer need visas to enter Egypt. Saudi Arabia has lifted its ban against...
Director Beth Schacter counteracts the tendency for scenes to blur together by fashioning different personalities for each of the three sons--Richard, Geoffrey and John--and for their foil, Philip of France. As far as plot action goes, the four are practically interchangeable. But the four strong actors who play them differ in manner and style as much as appearance, each marking out a distinctive character. Mark Morland as the already famous Richard stands tall and regal; Joel Dando makes of Geoffrey the conniving serpent his actions prove him, but every detail of gait and intonation inspire empathy as well...
Merner took nine of 15 bouts in the foil, placing him in a strong position to earn All-American honors. The top six fencers in each event qualify for the first-team awards...
Koromilas and Winchell make a fine pair. Koromilas is a comically inspired Kewpie doll of a Luisa, sighing at far-off places, and swooning at the word "love." Winchell is a fine foil to this, lending his part the clean-cut earnestness it requires, even if he perpetually seems about to break into a smirk about the whole thing...
...American Dave Heyman--competing in the sabre division--fought to a 7-2 record in yesterday's preliminaries. In foil competition, teammate junior David Merner registered a 4-5 mark. Senior Captain Bill Marshall--dueling epee--finished...