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...Christian uprising that lasted 14 years and resulted in some 20 million deaths. Based on a reputation for valor, acquired by stumbling into dangerous places at well-publicized times, the intrepid Flashman becomes Britain's semiofficial envoy to the revolutionaries. His escapades, both military and carnal, bring verve and wit to a carefully footnoted tale. Young Tom Brown was certainly more the gentleman, but he could not possibly have grown up to be so much...
About 800 students of both races from the University of the Wit-watersrand in Johannesburg staged an outdoor protest yesterday, and 13 arrests were reported. Protesters threw stones at two police cars and several private cars. Witnesses said students rushed at a group of police, shouting slogans against the white Afrikaners who control the ruling National Party...
...Becker's Mercutio outdoing his friend Romeo at times. Becker's performance is especially physical; he hangs from the ceiling while teasing Romeo about his romantic affliction, and is twice as good as many of the earth-bound actors who have played the same part. Mercutio's energy and wit instantly engage the audience whenever Becker walks on-stage...
CYRANO DE BERGERAC IS about the Rennaissance poet, playwright, soldier and all-around wit who was afflicted with a huge you-know-what. In love with his cousin Roxanne, Cyrano ends up aiding his rival Christian in winning her affections by supplying the good-looking but vacant boy with his specially crafted sweet nothings...
Foley gives his actors a lot of rope, and the option of lassoing their characters or hanging themselves. Within the strictures and excesses of Method acting, most of them do just fine. Christopher Penn (Sean's brother) is good as a slow wit with a long fuse; Eileen Ryan (Sean's and Christopher's mother) plays their grandma as a silent witness against familial treachery. Masterson has a face and a talent worth watching. Walken, flashing Faginese charm across his splendidly wasted face, is a monster any son could find walking into his nightmares...