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...season opener -- in which Mom tries to greet new neighbors, rent out a room, fend off a suitor and keep the washer and dryer from being repossessed -- is a bit too hectic and overwrought. But the family is believable, and Olivia Burnette is totally winning as Dorothy Jane. With a voice that cracks charmingly at the high end, she can take a routine wisecrack ("They're just an unsuspecting, innocent family. Please don't turn into the Welcome Wagon from hell") and make it a cry of adolescent anguish. A TV kid whose jokes are rooted in real feelings...
...particular, Javornik delivered a convincing performance as the boastful young suitor. His sexual innuendos always elicited knowing laughter from the young men and women in the audience. And Rendell's voice carried well--her clear diction stood in sharp contrast to Sacks' undiscernable rants, shouts and grumbles...
...School for Wives, like Moliere's The Imaginary Invalid, deals with the themes of romantic intrigue and thwarted intentions. The play tells the comic story of a wealthy old suitor, Arnolphe (Jona Sacks) whose efforts to marry the lovely young Agnes (Carolyn Rendell) are bested by Horace (Chris Javornik), the handsome charmer whom Agnes adores. Unfortunately, Horace does not know that he and Arnolphe share a common interest, and he unwittingly confides in his wealthy opponent. Arnolphe, stubborn in tradition and beliefs, sequesters Agnes and attempts to sabotage Horace's plans...
...Brownstein does not really mine the mythological and sociological bond between the two cities. Instead, he recounts the times that Hollywood and Washington have intersected on affairs of state and of the heart. His research suggests that while Washington occasionally flirts with Hollywood, Hollywood has long been an unrequited suitor in the corridors of power. In the end Brownstein's book is less a history of the connection between Washington politics and Hollywood dazzle than a diligent and readable survey of politics in Hollywood...
Though many expected the company to throw in the towel, AT&T stunned Wall Street last week by proposing the biggest acquisition in the brief history of the computer industry, offering to buy Dayton-based computer maker NCR for $6 billion. When NCR rejected the initial, friendly offer, its suitor shocked the business world once more by launching a hostile takeover attempt. In a face- to-face showdown with AT&T's board members in New York City, NCR management vowed to resist. But industry analysts generally believe that the big telecommunications firm will ultimately prevail, strengthening...