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...acting in Rainbow Shawl is not consistently superb, but very close to it; and any flaws are obscured by both Karl Bostic's straightforward direction and the production's smooth-flowing pace. The plot is not terribly sophisticated or complex. It depends more on empathy with the characters' situation than on theatrical gimmicks--on good acting more than on technical ploys. That empathy is certainly created here. As hard as it may be to evoke the image of a Caribbean slum in the ivy-covered walls of a Harvard House, it can be done. The Leverett Arts Society has managed...
...they are perhaps even more intriguing, because less famous. Ammi Philips's Portrait of Harriet Leavins (1815) strikingly modern in its primitiveness; or Ingres's Study for Andromeda, a fascinating closeup of a lone marble woman that lets you see how Ingres sculpted his figures to achieve that smooth sensuality of form; or Monet's Fish (1870) whose glinting gold and silver scales formed of his brushstrokes, are the perfect fusion of technique and subject; or Sargent's Breakfast...
Shunning any rhetorical flourishes to dramatize his plan, Carter rushed through its main proposals in low-key style, putting a number of members of Congress to sleep. The multiple facts and figures were somewhat numbing. The delivery was smooth and nearly faultless (he twice said "miles per hour" when he meant "miles per gallon") but far short of inspiring. Making his energy program work, Carter said, "will demand the best of us, our vision, our dedication, our courage and our sense of common purpose." The President told his audience he expected little applause?and he was not disappointed...
...Dead history from the early "Too Too Minglewood Blues" and "It's All Over Now," to a new song that must be called "Fire on the Mountain" if the endlessly repeated refrain is any indication. The song worked well as it followed "Scarlet Begonias" after a transition of some smooth and intricate guitar and wah-wah pedal work by Garcia. The unfortunately heavy-handed emphasis on refrains took something away from many songs. The Dead tried too hard to make its tunes resound in the listener...
Conventionally, a favorable report from Judiciary guarantees a bill smooth sailing once it reaches the floor. Marijuana is no conventional issue however. "There are certain bills that are so volatile that a favorable report would not insure passage," Hatch says, noting that "this bill is not a bottle bill...