Word: shows
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...results of volunteer efforts are starting to show, according to Gore campaign workers in Nashua. In recent polls, Gore has gained a strong lead over Bradley in New Hampshire for the first time since August, they said...
...used to show reruns a lot and not too many people would come," he said. "Not too many people seem to be interested in watching back-episodes...
...council lost a progressive voice in Triantafillou, but her challengers were hardly right-wing. The lack of excitement or initiative for change was most poignantly illustrated by the fact that the voting was done by less than half of the city's registered voters. Few students showed up at the polling booths even for one of their own, at least if you take it from the lack of support for MIT student Erik Snowberg's candidacy. Snowberg finished 14th in the pool of 24 candidates, a sign that students still have little interest in Cambridge politics. However, Snowberg's campaign...
...particular number is excruciating. So the rest of the time is filler--often thuddingly, anachronistic, cliched, diluted filler. At one point, a blues singer launches into almost a mini-opera about liberation from bondage (I confused it for a Civil War hymn at first)--it entirely changes the show's tone. Seconds later, of course, the bouncing Irish return to claim their stage. But the most egregious offense comes a few acts later. A group of African-American dancers saunter onto stage wearing black (get it! get it!) and start to boogie--and I mean exaggerated, highly offensive, stereotypical "boogie...
...center of the show, of course, is the mayoral candidate himself, Frank Skeffington, impressively brought to life by theatrical veteran Michael Ball. In his dignified portrayal of the aging political lion, Ball combines a shrewd mind with a tender heart to gain the audience's sympathy, achieving just the right balance of bravado and fragility. Alienated from his son and his own inner-life, Skeffington's whole identity lies within his political campaign--"the greatest show on Earth!"--so when he loses the election (trust me, I'm not giving anything away), he becomes physically and emotionally crippled. Certainly...