Word: slyness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Alan Bates put an angrier edge on Simon when he originated the part in London, but there is much to be said for the sweet slyness (and the dead eyes) of Courtenay's interpretation. He gets the same mileage out of Playwright Gray's powerfully witty lines, which are the source of Simon's charm. Their inventiveness and stylishness keep the other characters from flying out of his orbit while keeping audiences riveted in their seats and even caring about the s.o.b...
...piled out of the bus near the center of town, thanking the surfers and congratulating each other on our slyness. As we walked towards Tijuana's business district, we were joined by a young-looking American hitchhiker who had a pack and a bed-roll strapped to his back. He was a freshman at Stanford (prepped at Andover) who wanted to see as much of the coast as he could before school started. He stayed with...