Word: regaling
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...started out well, striking a deliberately ambiguous balance between jovial sympathy and ominous hints of temper, but later resorted to indicating the kings conflicting and repressed emotions by playing the role with physical stiffness on the one hand, and bellowing anger on the other. Christine Nyereyegona '00 was a regal Gertrude, if rather lacking in subtlety in her bedroom confrontation scene with Hamlet, and Jesse Hawkes '99 was an unobtrusive and shamefully underexploited Horatio. The luminous Ophelia, of Jessica Kaye '00, too, began winningly enough, but she overplayed her madness scenes just slightly. By far the most effective...
Gates told of waking his daughters early on themorning of Mandela's release from prison to watch"your nobility, your presence, your straight back,unbowed head...as regal as any king...
...triumph of the global economy and the end of car companies as national emblems of industrial might. The car business is too capital and customer hungry to care about flags. Witness last week's other big news: Volkswagen's $713 million deal to buy Rolls-Royce, the once regal, now tarnished marque of British motoring. Ford also announced last week that it will consider increasing its 16.9% stake in Kia Motors Corp., South Korea's troubled No. 2 automaker, which filed for bankruptcy last summer. Audi is apparently considering purchasing Lamborghini. VW and Renault could be next...
...Anthony's Chorale--the thematic foundation for the eight variations of Brahms' composition--was introduced with a regal cadence perfectly suited to the gilded atmosphere of the concert hall. Sometimes called Variations on Saint Anthony's Chorale, the piece suffers from an identity crisis, although the crisis involves the composer and not any aspect of the music itself, which remains a brilliant showcase of the woodwinds and horns. Musicologists have yet to determine whether the theme was actually written by Haydn or by his student Ignaz Pleyel. Regardless of the nature of his piece's thematic roots, Brahms effectively unearthed...
...Three's Company": Jack gets hired to cater a surprise birthday party for Mr. Furley an the Regal Beagle. He decides to serve oysters on the half-shell. Just as the oysters take effect, Larry walks into the bar to find Janet, Krissy and Jack all squirming under Mrs. Roper's oversized...