Word: witness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...focuses on the trivia of his characters' lives--quarrels, flirtations, games--that scratch the surface of more serious conflicts, mostly based on the black caddies' feelings about working in an all-white country club. Only the tips of these deeper issues appear, however; what dominates is verbal and slapstick wit. At the Boston Center for the Arts at the Ehrlich Theatre, 536 Tremont St. in Boston...
Mary, Mary, which opens Saturday, is strong on the verbal wit. Written by Jean Kerr, author of Please Don't Eat the Daisies and wife to critic Walter Kerr, the comedy made a star of Barbara Bel Geddes in the fifties. Admittedly a bit slow in spots, Mary contains many sharp lines: "That's what I hate about intellectuals--they're all so dumb!" is a good one to throw at pompous TA's. At the Actors Workshop Theater; call 266-6840 for the usual info. and ask about the student rate...
With a bit more wit, the production might have been able to distract the audience from some of its narrative in congruities; that's what Colin Higgins did for much of the time in his not dissimilar Foul Play. But Screenwriter Reginald Rose, best known for TV's Twelve Angry Men and The Defenders, is not Mr. Light Touch. The film's only flair comes from Director Lamont Johnson, who tries to force-feed sophistication into the proceedings. Johnson has shot the film at a fast pace in romantic Manhattan locations, and he has recruited outstanding stage...
...that he's one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet, with a quick wit, a dry Arkansas drawl, and the best sense of humor this side of North Little Rock. You can say that he had a passion for running the football, and for playing the game, that surpasses any passion most people have for anything their whole lives. And you can say that he had the most pure running talent of any back ever to attend Harvard University. And that he never got a fair shake here...
...Roman Catholic Church mourns the sudden death of Pope John Paul I, it should look carefully at the lessons and promises of his brief reign. Although he had little time in which to make any great pronouncements or to work any great changes, the Pope's energy, humility and wit had helped invigorate a Church grown tired of internal bickering, and he charmed countless others outside the Catholic faith. That he should have died so soon after beginning his reign is a genuine tragedy. Nevertheless, the Church and its followers should take comfort in the fact that in only...