Word: jeffriesism
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Deplorably but inevitably, the Great White Hope, sometimes pronounced Hype, has been made the theme of prizefights between blacks and whites as far back as barges. Cooney's handlers regularly bring up the issue to denounce it. Their slogan: "He's not the white man, he's the right man...
All-American sabreman David Heyman (who Marshall calls a "brilliant" fencer) led individual scoring during the meet, conquering each of his three opponents. Second sabreman Brad Jeffries also turned in a stellar performance, winning two bouts and losing the third because of "questionable" scoring.
Director Reta Diekman wisely imposes little on these elements. Lynn Jeffries' sparse sets--just a bed in one scene, a table and candlestick in another, two benches in the third--typify the laissez-faire approach that lets the play, through a remarkably strong and consistent group of actors, do the...
The difference between the Stones and rock and roll was made painfully obvious by the opening act, the now-chic Garland Jeffries. He shouted and did "96 Tears" but had to keep reminding the audience why he was there.
But the shock of the losses brought the team back to life. The epee and foil squads recovered two of the three substitutes won their bouts, and in the remaining half of the meet the team lost only a single bout (sophomore sabreman Brad Jeffries, who was carried out with...