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...pulled together by a rigidly orchestrated stage movement. The play gave the impression of a choreographed piece, with the actors preserving an impressive consistency of movement and gestures, In this context, Fred Hood's vision of the king as the least puppet-like of his entourage came out with splendid irony. This strategy seemed a fortunate one especially in the light of the comedic ability of the lead actor, Cary McLelland. McLelland's performance enriches King George's part in this historical drama with much-needed warmth and humor. Even in his madness, McLelland's George appeared...
...great scientist, excellent teacher, splendid colleague, and a fine human being for which we will miss him all the more," he said...
...horror of the International Olympic Committee, the Sydney organizing committee's welcoming press party was - get this! - an afternoon at Rosehill Racecourse. "Watch, bet and enjoy Australia's favourite sporting pastime," read the invite. "A selection of Australian food and drinks will be served all afternoon." A splendid time was had by all, even those who lost dough by placing a sentimental five spot on Tyson's Bite. (Not me, honey - can't stand...
...head she played out every stroke; she could feel the water in her fingers, taste it on her tongue, see every tile in the 50-m pool. "She's going down," Quann had taunted the dual Olympic champion before the Games - it was, indeed, a narrow vision splendid...
...observed after his visit to Sydney Harbor, "It makes a man ask himself whether it would be worthwhile to move...to the eastern coast of Australia in order that he might look at it as long as he can look at anything." Got that right, Tony. And on this splendid natural stage the Olympic Games' newest sport, triathlon, debuted on Saturday morning, a splashy beginning to a day of competition that had Australia ecstatic by nightfall. In the evening, swimmer Ian Thorpe, a mere legend at 17 going into the Games, officially became immortal. His performance in anchoring Australia...