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...lucky that Dale is so irresistible, since the book makes him a horseless rider. Writer Mark Bramble has sketched in the details of Barnum's career like a superficially canned guided tour. We can grasp Barnum's relish for humbuggery (There's a Sucker Born Ev'ry Minute), but not the calm, staunch loyalty his wife (Glenn Close) displays even during his dalliance with "the Swedish Nightingale," Jenny Lind (Marianne Tatum...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Circus Hoopla | 5/12/1980 | See Source »

...will broadcast the opera as a miniseries, one act each night following the April 13 program. The rare hour is the first one, because Opening Night is the work of people who know the opera world, relish its absurdities and are candid enough to show the temperaments that make it grand...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Backstage | 4/14/1980 | See Source »

...recently as last month, before Reagan's New Hampshire victory, White House advisers looked forward with relish to the possibility of Reagan as their target. No longer. Says one Georgian: "People like what Reagan's saying about the economy, about foreign policy. He's offering simple solutions and that's what people want." Adds another White House aide: "To dismiss Ronald Reagan as a right-wing nut would be a very serious error-for us or anybody else...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: But Can Reagan Be Elected? | 3/31/1980 | See Source »

...ACTORS INHABIT Innaurato's universe with relish and sensitivity, turning in uniformly splendid, often unforgettable performances. Jeff Gerrard gives a delightfully detailed performance as Francis, from his nasal prissiness and grandmotherly peevishness to his awkward, chunky waddle. As his father, John Lagioia affects the stance of a fifth-grade toughie, his bluster sometimes dissolving into a haggard awareness. As Bunny, Laurel Cronin's intelligence, feeling--those drunken arias!--comic timing, and, finally, beauty are every bit as elephantine as her frame. There is fine support from Kaye Kingston's ghoulishly tacky Lucille and Ann Kerry's fetching Judith...

Author: By David B. Edelstein, | Title: Smashing the Sidewalk | 3/6/1980 | See Source »

...speakers did not relish depicting the gruesome scenario; as psychiatrist Robert J. Lifton noted, "It's painful-we're filling our heads with images of annihilation." But they persevered, often eloquently, because they were crusading for a universally vital cause-the prevention of a nuclear holocaust...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Experts Urge Nuclear Weapon Control | 2/11/1980 | See Source »

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