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...main qualification of Ambassador to France Evan Galbraith "is that he speaks French and is a friend of Giscard d'Estaing, who is out of power and is considered the archenemy of [Francois Mitter rand] the man who is running the country." Ambassador to Italy Maxwell Rabb is an "eminent lawyer who speaks no Italian." As for Ambassador to Mexico John Gavin, he is "a Hollywood actor, and not a very good one at that...
Despite his language gap, Rabb is regarded by other Western diplomats in Rome as energetic and highly visible, if somewhat unversed in Italian politics and culture. Toon, however, may have a point about the standoffish Gavin, who keeps a low profile and is known for his hot tem per in dealing with staff and press. Refer ring to his country's best-known comedian, one Mexican official suggested...
...most consistent in avoiding this pitfall is Susannah Rabb as the incredible Eleanor, whose abundant stage presence lets her lea into moments and deliver lines with the weight they deserve. Chris Keyser fares slightly less well as Henry, probably the most challenging character to convey, with by far the most lines--show-stopping or otherwise--and the most emotional peaks. Often his monologue's become so passionate and vigorous that they border on the shrill, shortchanging the "moments of truth" that must descend on a king who has fought to build a near-imperial England and-now sees his grown...
...comedies, was an ideal first choice to show off the new house and its tenants. Directed by Executive Producer Craig Noel, who has been with the Old Globe almost since its inception in 1935, the production floats as serenely and effortlessly as the swans in the nearby zoo. Ellis Rabb, who also has a long association with the theater, is best as Jaques, that amusing figure who cherishes sadness and brags that he "can suck melancholy out of a song as a weasel sucks eggs." Almost no one else is less than capable. But perhaps the real star...
...soldier insisted, "I'm fine," and called his wife Judith in Frankfurt, where she was visiting her daughter Cheryl, 24, an Air Force second lieutenant. Then he called his boss, Admiral William J. Crowe, commander of NATO'S Southern Region. Speaking by telephone to U.S. Ambassador Maxwell Rabb in Rome, Dozier recounted the final seconds before he was freed. Said he: "At the moment I was rescued, a gun was pointed at me and I didn't know whether that was my last moment. You must realize my feeling of relief when I was taken in hand...