Word: richardson
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...resist introducing him onto the stage; this character, listed in the program as "A Certain Gentleman," opens and closes the play, and within it follows his characters around, chatting with them, tossing knowing asides into the audience, and generally acting urbane and oh-so-witty. Ian Richardson's letter- and paragraph-perfect performance--even his pinstripes seem to have raised eyebrows--can't entirely excuse Albee's officiousness in creating such a role. It's never pleasant to be talked down to; but when there's this character on stage telling you what to pay attention to, whom to watch...
THERE ARE nonetheless redeeming qualities to Lolita as an evening of theater. Ian Richardson surmounts the blandness Albee packs into his lines, and though we know Nabokov would never have used a phrase like "deal with," Richardson comes close to persuading us of the possibility. William Ritman's scenery--a set of four double flats turning on hinges--subliminally recalls the flipping of a book's pages as it creates a remarkable variety of oddly-shaped stage spaces. And Frank Dunlop's direction, snappy and alert, largely neutralizes the talkiness of Albee's script, keeping attention fixed on the stage...
Ranked thirteenth in the nation last year, the Princeton aquawomen boast a talented crop of freshmen and veterans, including freshman Hawaiian Kaili Chun, who was Harvard's top recruiting goal last year. Against the likes of versatile junior Charlotte Tiedemann, freestyler Liz Richardson, and top-ranked diver Chris Moses most teams just crumble--much the same way Harvard did last week...
Yardling Jeanne Floyd also had a spectacular afternoon, recording two personal bests of 5:09.2 and 10:36.4 in the 500- and 1000-yard freestyles. Both of Floyd's races were also close matches, with the lead constantly seesawing back and forth between her and Tiger Liz Richardson...
...Floyd took the lead for several lengths, stroking consistent 100 splits of 1:02 before she was overtaken by Richardson with two lengths to go. The 1000 was less close, as Richardson opened up a slight lead at 20 lengths, then increased the margin to half a pool to take the contest with...