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...evening consists of three one-act parodies of other playwrights, introduced by a Mrs. Sorken, a batty theater-party lady with a happy grin and the same strange power of mental disassociation seen in Sister Mary Ignatius; that Mrs. Sorken is portrayed by Elizabeth Franz (who also created the part of Sister Mary) makes the resemblance inevitable. But while Sister Mary expressed Durang's rage about life, God and the hypocrisy of the Catholic Church, all Franz can portray here is his annoyance with the modern theater, which is certainly interesting but not worth three ten-minute monologues...

Author: By Peter D. Sagal, | Title: The Weird Kid In The Classroom | 4/23/1987 | See Source »

Left Wing: Forget his 37 goals, his 1.97 points-per-game average and his ECAC Tournament MVP Award. Men's hockey forward Lane MacDonald makes my team because of his smile. The kid's got a grin as broad as Detroit, I mean Duluth...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: Mark My Words | 4/17/1987 | See Source »

Wearing a grin almost as wide as the Tennessee River, a relaxed Howard Baker sailed through his first full week as President Reagan's chief of staff, leaving warm feelings in his wake. "Are you having more fun than if you were running for President?" he was asked. "Anything's more fun than running for President," replied the man who passed up one more try at the top job to settle for what many consider the second most powerful post in Washington. The former Senate majority leader's calm, quip-filled manner contrasted sharply with that of Don Regan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Baker Breaks the Fever | 3/16/1987 | See Source »

...headliner. If his name doesn't ring a bell, his face probably will. A veteran of many appearences on the Carson and Letterman shows, Maher simply is a funny guy. A graduate of Cornell, a private college in upstate New York, Maher's slight lisp, devilish chuckle and sly grin are those of the eternal class clown. His 45-minute routine--which nonetheless seemed to end too soon--traversed all of the stock subjects of stand-up. But his observations and insights on life at home, life at college, getting older, drugs, politics and, of course, sex, were original...

Author: By Steven Lichtman, | Title: Square Life: | 2/27/1987 | See Source »

feminist arena with a mischievous grin...

Author: By Maia E. Harris, | Title: SCRUTINY | 2/26/1987 | See Source »

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