Word: vaughn
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Spokesmen for the protest groups said their purpose was to educate the public about racism and oppression in America as well as in South Africa. David Huet-Vaughn, chairman of the Tennessee Coalition Against Apartheid, said demonstrations like the one this weekend will "provide the impetus for a future national movement to cut out international racism like a cancer...
...HRCF is a very diverse group, and it would be impossible to describe it with perfect accuracy, but your article came quite close. J. Barry Vaughn...
...suspension of belief, then the one-man show requires even more difficult acrobatics, an imaginative somersault. In the case of FDR's life, one regrets having to perform such tricks. One would much rather watch a Yalta scene in which the roles of Stalin and Churchill are played alongside Vaughn's Roosevelt than imagine their presence while staring at two empty chairs...
Instead of participating in exciting dialogue in tense situations, Vaughn must compensate for the absence of a supporting cast by weaving everything they would say into his own speech. As if the brevity of most scenes were not annoying enough, this constant need to fill an obvious vacuum proves unbearably frustrating...
Unfortunately, such scenes come in spurts and are essentially Vaughn's personal triumph. In many ways, the one-time Man from UNCLE's talents save the show. His excellent performance captures the essence of Roosevelt's personality, the charismatic aura that captivated the hearts of millions of voters, the oratorical wizardry that soothed the fears of millions of unemployed workers, and the self-assured jocundity that enlivened the days of the few who knew him well. Still, Vaughn cannot escape the script's fatal flaws, only make them less noticeable...