Word: laughingly
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...White folks can't stand unhappy Negroes," veteran stage actress Wiletta Mayer tells newcomer John Nevins. "So we laugh...
...Chafee (D-R.I.)--reportedly called him on the carpet for using a split infinitive. Had Gore gone to Yale, Chafee told the Senate floor, his grammar might not be so atrocious. But Gore--displaying more with than he had in his unsuccessful presidential bid--got the last laugh. Gore asked Chafee where he received his second two years of schooling, implying that Yale was just a junior college and earning a hearty laugh from the gallery...
...frigid" and servile, a "mother" to stray animals who is cannot care for herself or control her own destiny. Matthews valiantly tries to infuse her character with a little self-possessed dignity. She has trouble pulling it off, though, because her lines are feeble. "You make me want to laugh and cry at the same time," Martha tells Megs. The audience wants to also, but for different reasons...
Also delivering a strong performance is Martin as the evil Despard. He portrays Despard's madness with a joy and energy that is marvelous; his deep, diabolical laugh and insane facial expressions make him a wonderful character. Martin also displays remarkable range. Despard, freed from the family curse, becomes puritanical, and Martin handles this dramatic reversal well. He depicts the new Despard with a stiffness that is entirely appropriate...
...sophomore Social Studies concentrator--who, incidentally, has never worn a pinstriped suit--my initial reaction to Davis' and Patterson's comments was to laugh. But because the Sociology faculty members' comments may influence first-years choosing concentrations, I would like to assure the Class of '93 on certain points brought up by this irresponsible and unprovoked hostility...