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...YORK GOVERNOR AND ALLEGED SUPREME COURT CANDIdate MARIO CUOMO may not have been all that close to being measured for a black robe. A source involved in the White House search for a Supreme Court nominee says there was no background work under way when Cuomo took himself out of the running; in contrast, background checks were already well under way for other candidates. What this suggests is that Clinton may have simply been stroking the Governor's ego with his talk of Cuomo's fitness for the high court...
Among the rest of the solid supporting cast, Marian Berger gave an unusual but excellent performance as the pedantic Holofernes and Catherine Robe was absolutely perfect as the ditzy country wench Jaquenetta...
...once said he did not attend church regularly because it was "wrong" to make worshippers go through metal detectors required for his security, Clinton has been a steady presence at Little Rock's Immanuel Baptist Church since 1980, singing in the choir every Sunday he was in town, wearing robe No. 192 and bringing his family Bible with him. Unlike Jimmy Carter, who made his born-again experience as a Baptist a public testament to his integrity, Clinton is deeply reticent about his faith, even showing mild disdain for those who would play up their faith...
...lion of a man taps his way, tentative yet trying to be ferocious, toward the hospital bed at center stage. He removes wraparound dark glasses to reveal eyes that do not focus, that plainly cannot see. He fumbles, with slow majesty, to untie the sash of his robe. An audience cannot help feeling the brave pathos of the character and the star power of the actor. Unfortunately, at this point the play's dialogue begins, and the illusion of believability slips irretrievably away...
Neither Selig nor Robe handle the transition between plotlines smoothly. Selig is forced to beg and grovel to Robe and the emotional fireworks don't suit him well. His face is expressive but his delivery is awkward. As Susan, Robe resorts to clipped anunciation and a martinet's strut to connvey emotional distance. Despite Robe's best efforts. Susan remains an unplansible caricature of promiscuity and icy reserve. Robe has a much firmer grasp of Susan. Whining, shuffling, and grimacing, Susan amuses an undercurrent of threat...