Word: torpid
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...River shines very little in Angel City As Tympani Halley rolls his head wildly, concentrating on his quest for the perfect rhythm. But his energy is dulled, pulled down by the production's lethargy, John Bottoms as Rabbit is the worst offender, however, in the category of torpid A R T actors. I'm after power, "he whimpers, but the audience knows that all he needs is a good night's sleep...
...Cage aux Folies. The one megabit musical in a torpid Broadway season, Harvey Fierstein's gay valentine boasts a spectacular turn by George Hearn, as a Saint-Tropez drag queen, and surefire Jerry Herman songs that might have been composed on a calliope...
...torpid days of August normally find Wall Street sleepily idling, while many traders head off to summer hideaways. And it might have made sense for TIME New York Financial Correspondent Frederick Ungeheuer to do the same. But fortunately, when the stock market unexpectedly exploded last week, Ungeheuer was on hand to enjoy and chronicle the fireworks...
...better part of two hours, he keeps the viewer interested too. In this torpid movie season, Diva is to be seen and savored for Philippe Rousselot's electric-blue imagery, for Hilton McConnico's extravagant decors, even for the prodigal joy Beineix derives from parading his talent. And there are some quietly astonishing moments when, with just the touch of hand on neck, the film suggests a growing, reciprocal affection between diva and devotee. It is on these occasions that Beineix's seems a promising movie career indeed-when you can see the young man of flair...
Despite government claims to the contrary, economic activity has not returned even to its torpid pre-Dec. 13 levels. Production in Gdansk, where Solidarity was born in August 1980, is said to be at a standstill. In Warsaw, there is little apparent activity at the three main plants, the Ursus tractor factory, the F.S.O. car factory and the Huta Warszawa steelworks...