Word: jollyness
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Worse are the lapses that occur in the course of the action. Sellon, for example, mispronounces the word "elan" as "uh-lan." And one of the funnier lines in the play--Wyke's remark of his wife, "She couldn't get Johann Strauss to waltz"--comes out, "She couldn't...
Finally, Frank Kermode, a professor of English Literature from jolly old England, will present the fifth of six Norton Lectures Tuesday at 4 p.m. in Science Center B.
--Jolly good, just what we're looking for.
John Wood, however, late of the Royal Shakespeare Company, gives a bravura performance as Bruhl; it's amazing what a little style, diction, and well-placed resonance can do even for a role like this. Wood resembles a jack-in-the-box out of the box, his long, gangling figure...
Inflation is a cruel thing. Gucci is now charging $110 for a pair of loafers, and you can't get a hamburger at "21" for less than $10. A Rolls-Royce? Don't ask. So what's a fella gonna do at Christmas time but ask Santa for a raise...