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...Cenci in an insane asylum--and although he wrote a strange and rather tortuous play, his work has been redeemed as more than a curiosity by this Mather House group. Cenci is frequently longwinded, but Wingrove takes stage with sweeping and dynamic gestures, booming tones, and a demonic glint, effectively conveying the sickly obsession of the protagonist. Like her father, Susan Kelly's Beatrice is wronged but not quite innocent, just as she should be. But most importantly, this production captures effectively the play's malevolent absurdist humor. Artaud's characters are felonious, but preposterous, and the McCreery O'Donnell...
...trophy room" is off the foyer. The walls are covered with gold and platinum albums and singles. Mahogany cases, the kind museums use for displaying rare manuscripts, glint with gold and platinum. Jackson walks me to the screening room. The walls and the curtain drawn across the screen are teal blue. The 32 seats are upholstered in red velvet. In the den is a horseshoe-shaped viewing area, with a couch facing a fireplace and a builtin television set. Another large clock with Roman numerals hangs above the mantelpiece. Off the den is a mahogany bar under a leaded stained...
...unpretentious. As the new Soviet leader went through his paces last week, his dark suit appeared to hang awkwardly from his broad, slightly hunched shoulders. He seemed almost relieved after a Kremlin reception to enjoy a few private moments of male camaraderie with his elderly Politburo comrades, revealing a glint of gold as he smiled once or twice...
Beyond the satisfaction of a hard-fought victory, the stirring sound of national anthems and the glint of the medals, there is something more to an Olympics, a warming sense best displayed by the athletes who have no hope of placing in the top three, perhaps even the top 30, but nonetheless go home winners...
...from the flash and golden glamour that glint off U.S. Alpine skiers, figure skaters and hockey players, another breed of home-grown Olympians will drive themselves beyond reason in strange and dangerous events without so much as a pat on the back or, for most, even a faint hope of gold, silver or bronze medals. U.S. athletes in the "minor" winter sports of biathlon, Nordic skiing, bobsled, luge and ski jumping have won only one silver and one bronze since 1956. But despite archaic equipment, meager training and, in most cases, pitifully small funding, they persist against the lavishly bestowed...