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...will the Kirkland JCR be full tomorrow night? Because the play has meaning, and because it is an awful lot of fun to watch. Despite its flaws, this production strives hard to capture that fun--and occassionally succeeds. The spell won't hold for two hours, but a few brief moments of magic are better than none...
Only the squawk of voices breaks the extraterrestrial spell. As Joseph Allen, 47, and his fellow skywalker, Navy Commander Dale A. Gardner, 36, wrestle a disabled telecommunications satellite into the cargo bay of the space shuttle Discovery, they sound like a pair of movers trying to squeeze a 10-ft. piano through a 9-ft. door. "Joe, I assume you're comfortable there," says Gardner. "Not very," replies Allen. "Sorry to be taking so long," apologizes Gardner. "It's harder than it looks, just floating around." Back at mission control, a NASA spokesman quickly reminds reporters...
...also the simplest: nothing ever happened to shake the sunny optimism and patriotic fervor Reagan has spent four years inspiring. Democrats thundered about the dangers of deficits and a nuclear-arms race, but they never raised serious doubts about Reagan's leadership. The President did not even spell out a program for his second term: it was enough to assert that "America is back, standing tall" and ask crowds repeatedly, "Are you better off than you were four years ago?" They invariably roared back "Yes!" They did the same with their votes on Tuesday...
...along his wife, who he felt had been insulted by the Percy campaign, and a heated and dramatic confrontation followed. In fact, Percy became so hot and flustered that, as he left the studio via a narrow hallway crowded by reporters, he collapsed--the victim of an unwelcome fainting spell. So much for the Illinois Advantage, as Percy calls himself in his current campaign against Democratic Congressman Paul Simon...
...production, then, Life is a Dream strives hard, and occasionally succeeds in bringing its magic to life, particularly with the aid of Bradford's strong performance. But as a work of drama, for all its aspirations, the play never really manages to cast a lasting spell. For the moment, at least, Shakespeare's reputation is quite secure...