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...befriends Erlynne is Lord Windemere (Jolyon Reese) who even sends her money but for reasons not altogether clear. His prudish young wife (Linda Amendola), fed by rumors and the hard evidence in his accounting books, believes the worst: that not only is he having an affair with Erlynne, but he is supporting her to protect his secret...
...retaliation Lady Windemere finally determines to accept the advances of the society roue, Lord Darlington (Gregory Grene), a man who seems to court wives out of vocation. Gossip, misunderstanding and rather haphazard designations of good and bad all threaten to ruin Lady Windemere's otherwise healthy marriage...
...symbolism draws attention to itself through the play's title, but it becomes something of a joke by being pat and trite, like a Victorian maxim. The upstanding Lord Windemere bestows the fan on his chaste wife as a gift, but when jealousy leads her to rendezvous with Lord Darlington late at night, she leaves it lying on his table. She explicitly forgets it, and virtue, in his chambers...
...plastic purple container that might normally hold a shot of creamer, filled instead with the grape juice most American Protestants use to celebrate the Lord's Supper. The Communion wafer nestles between layers of a pull-tab lid. The item, assures Johnson, is "liturgically correct." The cups cost 10¢ each. "No waste, no hassle," says Johnson. And no germs. The cup's press kit notes that it may help prevent the spread of meningitis, although Johnson says, "We are careful not to sell fear. That's not what this cup is about...
...Flagler and her mother, Helen Lord, are eating a late lunch together at the McDonald's on the rotary. Their conversation revolves around tableware, although their voices are often muffled by the birthday party of small children in the next room. Flagler works in special education at a public school in Keane, near her home in Richmond, N.H., just outside Keane. She describes her mother, a resident of Vermont, as a "dyed-in-the-wool Republican," although Lord says she will not vote for Bob Dole because the senator...