Word: minding
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Jimmy Carter may be at the most critical juncture of his presidency. The deep strains of his nature run as strong as they always have. But his mind has expanded, his outer edges softened and modulated. He is part insider and part outsider now, a man with a better feel of the power he has, but one startled by the power he does not have. He is still searching for his formula for success, told by many he is failing but convinced he is on the edge of comprehension and the beginning of a journey upward...
...some people might be upset by it," concedes Havergal, "but I wanted it to be an educational thing, where everyone could see just how you do cast, so you can see what a quirky, individual thing it is. Each person was making up his own mind along with me about what was best. I think casting should be done very openly--except of course for my private conversation with George while watching, things like 'he's not very good;' that shouldn't be open. Often an actor has the feeling that 'oh, he's better than I am,' and here...
...tale of their love; the actors literally embody the subjects of their song--a "pretty little flower" and a "big oak tree." Overall, the cast is in fine singing and speaking voice, though the stilted dialogue overpowers Weary at times, and Monnen's Cockney accent seems to have a mind of its own, coming and going at will. But there's no need to carp. Acting in a Gilbert and Sullivan opera is mainly a question of facial expression and stage poise. All of the principals mime and move exceedingly well, and as for the chorus--suffice to say that...
Rome and Louis XV France and Jacobean England and Renaissance Vienna... another Harvard musical confection is modern in comparison. I say "in comparison," because some may consider any play dealing with the Washington Senators to be just this side of ancient history. Never mind--Damn Yankees may be dated, but it boasts tunes like "You've Gotta Have Heart," "Whatever Lola Wants," "The Good Old Days" and "Goodbye Old Girl," which is more than you can say of the Globe sports pages. As you might expect, a show mixing Faust and the Yankees was combustible stuff on Broadway...
Wait a minute, though, Ignore the fact that Boston's streets are notoriously the worst in the nation, filled with potholes that could disable a German tank. Never mind that Massachusetts drivers don't pay attention to little things like stop signs, street lights, and pedestrians. Disregard the local police's intense, burning desire to spend the major portion of each day ticketing every vehicle in sight...