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...production gains its only vigor. Its spasmodic brightness, from the cast members, most of whom deliver very fine performances. As pat, the punchy cynical caretaker of the house. Brian McCue is quite good, but, as in many of his past performances, the seams show. There's a "stagey" quality to his limp, his wry grin, his extravagant gestures: one can see too clearly the thought behind every inflection, perhaps. McCue hoped to play upon Behan's theme of dramatic distance, to make the audience sharply conscious of the fact that they are in a theater viewing a performance. Unfortunately...
Washington is grateful for Reagan's remarkable recovery. Beneath the surface mood of thanksgiving, however, are questions of just how his presidency may have been altered by the shooting. Will there be the same physical vigor? Will there be the same hard edge of resolve? So much in national leadership hinges on the thin margins of presidential energy and determination. Any change in Reagan's mind or body can make a great difference...
...Democrats' program paid an ironic tribute to the change in the political climate wrought by Reagan's landslide election and the vigor of his budget blitz. The two documents are far more conservative than any group of Democrats would have approved even in January. Jones himself admits, "It really isn't a radical departure from the President's program." But the Democrats are trying to reverse the two parties' traditional roles by painting themselves as the champions of budget balancing and by picturing the Republicans as irresponsible tax slashers who are voicing "faith...
Despite the change of musical pace, the guitar plays the same role in the remake of? and the Mysterians' 1960s hit, "96 Tears," which Jeffreys endows with more vigor and spite than? ever mustered. Throughout these songs' changing moods, his voice assumes a stance recalling James Dean; compassionate, yet aloof; willing to take risks, encounter disappointment, and give his all again...
...economy last week behaved like a long-term invalid who has trouble believing his doctor's reports that he might actually be getting better rather than worse. Despite some conflicting symptoms, the economy continued to exhibit much more vigor than most observers had thought possible. This year, after all, was once widely expected to produce another recession. To be sure, some Cassandras, including several top officials in the Reagan Administration, warned that the economy's improvement was largely illusory and that a renewed bout of business stagnation might hit by this summer...