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...summer of 1982, with Dukakis locked in a tight race for Governor, his wife invented a mythical case of hepatitis to mask her monthlong stay at the Hazelden Rehabilitation Center in Center City, Minn. Defending this cover- up at a press conference last week, Dukakis said, "It was very important to her that this not be public, and I respected that...
...door playing the caddish pilot Yang Sun. When Brecht spoke of emotionally "distancing" the audience from the actors, he was thinking in terms of yards, not light-years. Though Shipley's male alter-ego Shui Ta is an outstanding piece of physical acting (her face is concealed by a mask), she never quite makes you believe that Shen Te was either a prostitute or someone who Did It All For Love. Joseph Costa is fine as an unemployed hobo, but in the important supporting role of the Policeman he couldn't make the Keystone Kops second string. What's worse...
...somebody that Dave knew, to let Dave suffer insults, let Dave wonder what monstrosity was lurking at the other end of the line to swallow him up in its beasty claws. Dave could fret, Dave could drive, and Dave would step aside when Cappi threw off her Iowa mask and revealed herself in all her glory...
...benefit of anyone who hasn't been in a car in the last 20 years, the attendants explain how to put on a seatbelt. For the benefit of the very stupid, the attendants point out that it is wise to extinguish cigarettes before putting on an oxygen mask. For anyone anxious to struggle out of a seat and stand in the aisles for a half-hour while the landing crew tries to open the doors, the attendants suggest waiting until the plane has landed before retrieving luggage from the overhead bins...
Some students were future Lowell House residents seeking to mask foolish freshman ignorance at this weekend's soiree...