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That may not go far among Great Britain's almost 3 million unemployed, but it enhances the monarchy and sustains every monarchist in the realm. Says Robert Lacey, author of Majesty, a study of Elizabeth II and the House of Windsor: "The reason the monarchy survives in the 1980s is that, through a combination of luck and also good training, the House of Windsor has continued to produce persons who mirror the national virtues." Adds Politics Professor Richard Rose of Scotland's University of Strathclyde: "There are those who are positive about the monarchy, and those...
...action films. At one juncture it appears that Marion, played by the lovely Karen Allen, 29, may have been killed in an explosion; at another she faces a choice between dishonor (offered by oily No. 1 villain, Paul Freeman) and slow death (eagerly threatened by No. 2 menace, Ronald Lacey). If Indiana finds a secret passage out of a sealed tomb, you may be sure he's soon going to have to grapple with a goon amid whirling airplane propellers-and then, bloodied and bushed, roar off on a spectacular chase. The great difference between Raiders and its humble...
Division rivals New York and Cleveland each made a personnel move last night. The Yankees sent centerfielder Ruppert Jones and Joe Lefevbre, plus minor league pitchers Tim Lollar and Chris Welsh, to San Diego for outfielder Jerry Mumphrey and pitcher John Pacella, while the Indians acquired pitcher Bob Lacey from San Diego for Juan Bonilla...
...other clown, Speed, played by Paul Dunn, is not so funny. Dunn speaks Shakespeare's prose like an AM radio announcer reading a Datsun ad. What is worse, Lacey has him stand at all times with his weight on one leg and the other knee thrust out at a right angle. Every line or so he shifts his weight. The effect becomes very distracting, and makes Dunn look like he needs a trip to the john...
...howled at every word. Berti played it to the hilt, flourishing his cape and pouncing about the stage like Batman, delivering his lines with Marvel Comics bravado. As comedy this bogus touch was great, but as Shakespeare it seemed rather strained and out of sorts with the prevailing traditionalism. Lacey apparently decided to cast continuity aside and go for a big, bargain-rate laugh with an expendable character...