Word: robin
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...title of Baronet to perform one evil deed each day until he will invariably refuse to commit the crime and then die, in agony, at the hands of his ancestors. Sir Rutheven has faked his own death and has disguised himself as the sweet, disarming young farmer Robin Oakapple, who has such low self-esteem that he cannot confess his love to Rose without the help of his long-lost foster brother, the entertaining sailor Richard Dauntless (Francis Crick '03). Angle is ideally cast as the naive, helpless Robin, who becomes even more inept at doing his daily evil deed...
...audience in to her plight as the one-time fiance of the now dead Sir Roderic Murgatroyd (Robert Hughes '01). Hannah is a feisty woman and Kim is wonderfully cast; it is with much relish and glee that she pulls a knife (from a glittering red garter) on Robin, in one of Ruddigore's many comic twists...
...Adam Goodheart, Robin's faithful servant, Sean McGrath '02 also steals all of the scenes in which he appears. With his deadpan manner of speaking and almost robotic posture and carriage, Adam is the total antithesis of all the energetic, lighthearted singing going on around him, and his performance is outstanding. Other noteworthy performances include Neil Davidson '03 as Sir Despard Murgatroyd, Robin's younger brother, and the five men who make up the Chorus of Gentry and the Chorus of dead Baronets, the latter appearing with some unexpected special effects in the second...
Racing was close in New Haven, and the Crimson shared a first place overall finish with St. Mary's and Dartmouth, who both had ten wins and four losses during the weekend in a round robin match-racing format...
...another, which offered some uncomfortable moments. That is, until everyone's favorite irrepressible foreign madman, Roberto Benigni, looked up to discover a friend across the way. They immediately started doing that fake mime mirror thing. I don't know how you say "trying too hard" in Italian, but Robin Williams is no doubt going to learn it on his next trip to Italy...