Word: vocalisms
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...Loeb production it is difficult to see the actors' features or, often, to hear them over the fall of water--much less to catch an involuntary vocal tremor. So the problem that undergraduates have traditionally had at the Loeb--the sheer inability to occupy the space while maintaining a modicum of subtlety or humanity--is exacerbated. But the approach seems conscious, particularly when Cornuelle places an actor behind a pole during a key confrontation, or has Marina, the old nurse, speak throughout in Russian. These kind of alienation effects often shed surprising light on classic plays, but I question their...
...lost the final battle against Carter, Kennedy is out on the campaign trail again, proclaiming that the president deserves four more years. "He has a conviction that Carter would be a better president than Reagan," Richard Drayne, Kennedy's press secretary says, providing an explanation for the senator's vocal support...
...released after nearly eight years of detention in a military camp to seek medical treatment abroad. Marcos has so far produced no evidence directly linking the exiles to the April 6 organization's bombing campaign; the arrest orders seemed largely intended to put pressure on his most vocal opponents abroad. Another target may have been the Carter Administration, which has persistently urged Marcos to end martial law, but needs to maintain good relations with him because of U.S. military bases in the Philippines. Meanwhile, U.S. officials regard leaders like Aquino as the most promising successors to Marcos...
...District of Columbia. Small wonder that he should have justified the Court's action, for this decision frustrated an important U.S. legal initiative. It precluted the trial of these officers in the District for their alleged role in the September 1976 car-bombing assassination of Orlando Letelier, a highly vocal Chilean exile with diplomatic status, and Ronni Moffitt, an American citizen riding in the front seat of Mr. Letelier's car when a bomb exploded beneath the steering wheel...
...musical mood, sustained by a glossy studio sound which refines Fifties rock and r&b styles into a sophisticated whole. While Richard Tee's shimmering electric piano is overused and Tony Levin's bass lines are muddy at times, the overall sound mix is lovely, highlighting Simon's understated vocal manner to good effect. The basic tune-writing is strong--"Nobody" gently rocks to one of the prettiest melodies I've heard in ages. Simon put a lot of care into the composing, arranging and recording of this album, and it shows...