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...performance seems a model of restraint next to Williamson's Merlin. The voice sweeps from wail to whisper, from adenoidal giggle to basso preposteroso growl - often in the same sentence. It is a daring display, and an exhilarating one. Merlin is, after all, a man out of time: "Our days are numbered," he declaims to Morgana...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: A Glorious Camp of Camelot | 4/13/1981 | See Source »

Called upon to heave 67-pound cases of Prestone onto a 15-foot pile in the stock room. I gained a new pride in my athletic ability. After working up a sweat filling the charcoal display, I would roll up my sleeves, loosen my tie, and whisper, "Now comes Miller time," as I sipped a Fanta grape soda...

Author: By William F. Hammond, | Title: Folding Cardboard in the Back | 3/17/1981 | See Source »

...Whisper "Spain," and images well up from the back of your mind: toresdors, flamenco guitars. Carmen, and Don Quixote. Unfortunately, this romantic ideal has been all but trampled out by paternajistic yet persistent fascism. The political realities of Spain, a country of loosely bound provinces and great internal strife, obliterate the Spain of the Moors, of El Greco, and the Siglo...

Author: By Laura K. Jereski, | Title: Remains of a Romantic Vision | 3/17/1981 | See Source »

...State has given since the Inauguration. The Secretary's pace has been exhausting for days, and his eyes were red from fatigue. But he was unhesitant, almost ebullient, throughout the 45-minute interview. He emphasized his points with a full panoply of theatrical gestures, everything from a stage whisper to his booming general's voice. Excerpts from his remarks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Interview with Haig | 3/16/1981 | See Source »

...flash of cameras, the growls of newshounds, the whisper of rumors are very much a part of royal life. Lady Diana's "baptism by fire, with the press as high priest," editorialized the Yorkshire Post, "was almost a planned test." And, the paper added, she "has shown herself fit to be a Queen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Prince Charles Picks a Bride | 3/9/1981 | See Source »

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