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...superable Marie-Christine Lemarchand, an elegant young Parisienne who had been the hit man's sometime mistress. She provides Guthrie with a psychological profile of the killer and some cryptic notes he has left in the safe of her boutique. The author polishes plots and plans until they shine. Guthrie follows the assassin's trail to Zurich. There he learns that Grand Slam is controlled by a pillar of the Swiss banking establishmenta Soviet spy for 40 years. Surprise follows revelation, and it detracts nothing from the novel to note that Sadat survives the savage denouement...
...scenes that shine especially, crackling with fast-paced hilarity and several fine performances: Daphne de Marneffe as the daffy yet sensitive Florence, Charles Mills as the meek, bewildered Brown, Randy Marshall as the meek, bewildered Brown, Randy Marshall as the less-than-Able seaman, and, best of all, David Frutkoff as the manipulative Harry. After some initial fumbling with lines, Frutkoff takes charge (as he should) and controls the comedy with exquisite timing. As Harry, he is neverill-intentioned, willing to take gullible George for a ride, but stopping when his delusion gets out of hand. Yet the irrepressible jokester...
...Stoppard's extended metaphor of the decline of England may fail to carry the evening in the Winthrop JCR, but not without several moments of high comedy along the way. In the end, it is the snappy one-liners that we have come to expect from Tom Stoppard that shine through and send us away chuckling. After all, Britannia's 3000 miles away; as Linda suggests, maybe a sudden wave of loony patriotism will put a Rule Britannia clock in every home...
Kennedy has also achieved a dramatic improvement in his campaign style. During the weeks that his campaign seemed to be self-destructing, the candidate himself began to shine like the political star that he was supposed to be. His speeches have become crisper and more pointed and his syntax less mangled as he relentlessly attacks Carter's economic and foreign policies. The Senator's staff work has also improved. With only two days of preparation, aides last week organized a rally for him in Pittsburgh attended by 10,000 people-the biggest turnout of his campaign...
Reggae has already been absorbed into the English punk scene. The Clash perform their own blistering versions of reggae tunes. But a group called the Specials, as well as their allied band, Madness, have dusted off ska and made it shine like new. Both bands have had hit singles and albums on their home turf. Now the records have been receiving an encouraging amount of FM air play here, while Specials and Madness concerts around America have been enthusiastically attended by disenfranchised new wavers and punks without portfolio. Ska may or may not be the latest crest...