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...pivotal role of Ellie, who must switch from virginal intensity to mandarin self-possession in the flick of an entr'acte, Amy Irving is a revelation. Best known as a movie actress (Carrie, Yentl), she commands the stage with her dusky voice and searing stare. Fifty years ago, she could have been Shaw's next heroine; now she can be Broadway...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Distant Thunder | 12/26/1983 | See Source »

...embrace everything Feldstein backs. His support for massive social budget cuts in the face of defense funding increases, especially his insistence that Social Security should be slashed, are in line with Reagan's program. But we admire his willingness to do his job of impartial economic forecasts, stare down petty intimidation and stick to the truth despite the party line. The University can be proud that its professor of economics has at least given some Veritas to an Administration otherwise lacking...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Sin of Addition | 12/5/1983 | See Source »

...scene, the Meyrands are posing for baby Bernard's baptismal picture when Helene herself gets confused about her identity. Near the photograph session, a group of schoolchildren is playing. Suddenly, a teacher calls out "Helene" to one of them and Helene-Patricia automatically swirls around. Pierre casts a cryptic stare...

Author: By Hanne-marie Majala, | Title: Harlequin Romance | 11/15/1983 | See Source »

...first one I saw was standing outside Elsie's, his triangular nose thrust firmly in the air. The orange face returned my stare with a hollow, fiery gaze His mouth stayed half-open, and I had trouble telling where face ended and teeth began...

Author: By Mike Knobler, | Title: Things That Go Bump | 10/22/1983 | See Source »

...must result from much work, yet his points get lost in an amateur hodge-podge of avant-garde theatricality. He sacrifices crucial substance for a vapid style, believing his messages can still come across. The last scene seemed comical to much of the audience, but watching Sellars stare intently and emotionally at the stage, one quickly realized this was no farce to laugh at but serious stuff. Only...

Author: By Webster A. Stone, | Title: Beyond Interpretation | 10/21/1983 | See Source »

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