Word: humors
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...pages; $15.95), to investigate the murder of a dotty peer struck down in the library of his ancestral country pile. There is not much out of the ordinary in either the premise or the solution, but Innes' plot prestidigitation is as deft as ever, and his celebrated sense of humor is in full flood, whether sketching a social-climbing mother or recounting a literal manifestation of bats in the belfry of a parish church...
Farce makes such weighty points through belly-aching humor, a point director Chad Raphael well understands. His stagings are often brilliantly choreographed, bringing out the full chaotic energy of the work. The nightclub entertainment scene metamorphoses into a very credible three-ring circus complete with a strong man in a leopard skin (Ken), scantily-clad female (Lisa Lindley), fat lady (Eileen), can-can dancer (Ted), and Elvis impersonator (Donal Logue)--a deliriously wild spectacle that is one of this show's unforgettable moments. In this scene, Raphael also reminds us of Orton's message that we are all guests...
...often, when confronted with a difficult satire, the actors, director, and crew go for the humor and ignore the bite or vice versa. But here is a complete farce that both delights and disturbs. Don't miss this opportunity to see a play by a too-rarely-produced playwright done without compromise...
...Czechoslovakia through the Trans-Siberian natural gas pipeline. A professional killer and a British guard stage the best kitchen fight since the gremlins got microwaved. The requisite ski chase sends Dalton and D'Abo bobsledding down the slopes in her cello case. Throughout, the film forfeits sniggering humor to accentuate action and character. As Bond Marketing Chief Charles J. Juroe notes, "The Living Daylights is an action-adventure film whose hero happens to be named James Bond...
...interview with the New York Times. Ordinary Western- style dating had seemed out of the question in Pakistan. "For me, as leader of a Muslim party, it would just not do," she said. After meeting Zardari, she decided that he was "nice and had a sense of humor and seemed to be a tolerant person ((who)) could handle having a wife who had an independent career of her own." The wedding will probably not take place until winter, by which time her followers -- and Benazir -- should have grown accustomed to the idea...