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...GENTEE1L CORNER of upper-class England in the 1920's the symptoms of ordinary Spring Fever erupt into a full blown case of Hayfever, Noel Coward's comic nightmare of what happens when English society goes native for the weekend. It might be called a comedy of manners. Bad manners...
...four romantic-lambs-for-slaughter are all quite bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. Unfortunately, their acting is not exceptional, which may be due to a directorial compression of their characters into one comic dimension. Susan Kelly is the lucky exception, however. As Myra Arundel she is as catty as a tabby from Wellesley...
...shelters and earned enough to buy a Rolls-Royce, several racehorses, a $500,000 home overlooking Washington's Rock Creek Park and a 2.5% stake in the Washington Capitals ice-hockey team. Among the investors who flocked to his deals were a host of celebrities, including Filmmaker Woody Allen, Comic Bill Murray, Actors Christopher Walken and Frank Langella, TV Personality Dick Cavett and Author Erica Jong...
Though Phylicia Ayers-Allen, as Dr. Huxtable's wife, is too young by a decade, the youngsters who play their rambunctious brood (Lisa Bonet, Malcolm- Jamal Warner, Tempestt Bledsoe and Keshia Knight-Pulliam) are charming. So is Cosby, most of the time. The veteran stand-up comic, commercial pitchman and star of three former TV series has found an ideal format for his gently satiric humor. In the face of life's little annoyances, Cosby's demeanor is a sardonic slow burn; his response, exasperated hyperbole. "I had a rough day yesterday," he complains. "Every child born on the face...
Children run in and out of the frame at a sprightly clip, but the center of attention is always Dad: no bit of action goes by without a quip, double take or comic harangue. It upsets the show's balance and throws off its rhythm. Significantly, Cosby's jokes are often followed by a reaction shot of a family member laughing. Smart comic that he is, Cosby has brought his audience onstage...