Word: laments
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Funny how the loss of national self-confidence changes one's perception of other American tourists. Instead of wincing at the sight of fellow countrymen (that vintage lament "Why do the wrong Americans go abroad?"), now takes a perverse pride in spotting an overdressed couple from Houston berating a desk clerk or a homesick American family dashing into a Venetian Wendy's. The U.S. cannot be that broke, comes the comforting thought, since some of us still have enough credit left on our charge cards to venture abroad. As the outdoor piano in front of Florian cafe plays Feelings, there...
...went to Adams Dining Hall for lunch, communicated with Jane the checker through a series of gestures: touch hand to throat, grin sheepishly to lament absence of I.D., point finger at the Adams House resident guesting...
Matthews residents complained of poor heating,mice and run-down bathrooms and rooms. However,many lament the loss of large stairwells, apopular hang-out that fostered a sense ofcommunity among the floors...
American culture vultures generally gush over the vigor and variety of the London stage and lament that their own vidiotic society offers nothing comparable. But for the past couple of years, although London's sheer theatrical volume has vastly exceeded Broadway's, the quality of new work has been conspicuously higher in the U.S., and London's saving grace has been imports, with recent best-play awards going to works from Ireland, Chile and New York City. The dependence is even deeper when it comes to musicals. When three opened in one week last month, the only homegrown entry...
This is particularly a problem in the two "Agony" sequences where Cinderella's Prince and Rapunzel's Prince lament their anguished quest for love. These are normally among the funniest numbers in the show yet they receive only token laughs in this production. Markham O'Keefe and Jason Watkins as the Princes seem to have no idea what they're doing. This scene is only funny if the princes actually believe what they're saying. O'Keefe and Watkins treat it as a cabaret performance and sing the whole song facing front and rocking back and forth on their feet...