Word: overlong
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Thatcher style of leadership "has mellowed a bit," says one Cabinet minister with whom she often disagrees sharply. However, she still tends to dominate discussions among her inner circle, and Cabinet ministers, particularly those who do not share her views, grouse about her overlong lectures and lack of humor. She does display a thoughtfulness about personal situations and an unaffected directness in talking with "little people." On the same day that she has purposely discomfited a minister, she will stop and have a cup of tea with the Downing Street switchboard operators. At a recent Tory conference, a 15-year...
...Moby Dick - Rehearsed in the Space. Performances are uniformly excellent, and the only quibble is Call's choice of plays. Molière is always Molière. But all Brecht is not good Brecht, and it would take more than the Denver company to turn the overlong, tedious Chalk Circle into an exciting evening. Welles' play shows the enormous capabilities of the Space, but that is about all. It is good theater, but not good drama...