Word: genious
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...successive nights the fans demanded encores from Buffy sainte Marie, a University of Massachusetts graduate who represents "good" and the cause of the American Indian in a trembling, affected and poorly accompanied voice. Simultaneously, they ignored the amazing performance of Chicago blues giant Howling Wolf and the musical genious of Ali Akbar Kahn, sarod player of India...
...concerned with the conflict of old and new, the present and what has gone before. This conflict is centered in the figure of the old actor, who is superbly portrayed by Julian Lopez Morrillas One moment he is the aged, broken, drunk old man; the next, one sees his genious flash through as he monologues excerpts from Antony's funeral oration and Lear's storm speech. Eyes blazing, he momentarily recaptures the brilliance he possessed as a young actor. As the aged prompter, Mike Owens is good, but is really primarily a foil for the actor...