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Conveying the broad passage of time presented another challenge. While the makeup can only be regarded as minimal, superb acting and costuming aided the imaginative leap, with impressive results. And dealing with issues of women's rights, marriage, gay rights, AIDS, love, and power politics is equally daunting. Rather than presenting them as distant political concerns, the actors integrated these issues into the very personae of their characters...
...superb acting of the older women gives the play its drive. Raffini's portrayal of an old woman with a heavy past subtly stresses the wise sayings among her senile ramblings. Stephens' energy on stage and the ease with which she says her lines make her role incredibly convincing. Maydee, as the center of the generations, holds up her end as a bridge of resentment, making the serious scenes seem poignant rather than trivial...
...past three films ! have fallen this side of blockbuster. Scenes from a Mall swallowed her and Woody Allen whole; Hocus Pocus was a moderately popular summer farce; she turned down the original Sister Act script to make the epic musical For the Boys, which sank expensively, though it featured superb Bette renditions of Stuff Like That There and Every Road Leads Back to You. Perhaps she was hurt by that failure; she sings nothing from the film in her current concert. If she had an unequivocal hit in this period, it was on May 21, 1992, as Johnny Carson...
Running-wise, the Leopards have gone to junior tailback Erik Marsh. Last season, Marsh was the star of the team's offense, amassing 1,365 yards on 284 carries (4.8 yards/rush). This season, he has been slightly less superb. He has carried the ball 80 times for a total of 275 yards (3.4 yards/rush...
...friend Chris (I would have taken one of you, but I knew that you would all be busy editing) was a bit upset about the no free drinks policy, but I, as a non-drinker, had nothing to complain about. And the pate de foie gras was superb...