Word: toact
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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After graduating from Gordonstoun, Charlesentered Cambridge University and broke royaltradition by choosing to live in Trinity Collegerather than in off-campus housing. He opted tostudy anthropology and archaelogy, switching in ayear to history. When the Prince was not engagedin royal duties or his studies, he found time toact and play polo, eventually getting Universitycolors, half-blue, for that sport. In 1970, thePrince earned a Bachelor of Arts in History...
...Supreme Court has recently been willing toact as if nothing has changed since 1787 whendealing with separation of powers issues," saidRichard H. Fallon, assistant professor of law."They insist on tracing back to the intent of theConstitution's writers," he said
...Dysart. When he has a firm grasp on Dysart, Goldstien is very fine indeed, but when he loses confidence, his performance slips into woeful mediocrity. For much of the play, his stiff gestures and forced, dramatic delivery remove all naturalness from his performance, making him look like someone trying toact. When he addresses the audience--as he does frequently--Goldstien fidgets, never quite knowing what to do with his hands. He ruins some of Dysart's wittiest (and in their wry humor, extremely revealing) lines by trying too hard to sound flip and sarcastic; he sounds, instead, like Clark Gable...