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...full control of his genius. Gone is the Victorian treacle, the sentiment that seeped through his earlier writings. In its place is a premonitory feeling of dread. As always in Carrolliana, logic lies on one side and absurdity on the other. Between the two, humor leaps like a spark, illuminating the strange journey of an impossible crew (nine men whose occupations begin with B, plus a Beaver) in search of an inconceivable creature. It will ultimately consume one of them. At the end, there is no convenient awakening from a dream, as in Alice's adventures, no consolation...
...longtime intimate of Reagan, Smith has excellent access to the Oval Office. But some White House officials claim that he is plodding, lacking spark and less than innovative in law enforcement. Yet his frequent get-tough-on-crime speeches have been hampered by the Administration's unwillingness to back his proposals with funds. In the view of White House watchers, he rates a solid but lackluster B-minus for what has been a solid but lackluster performance...
...from disillusioning the team, the loss to Brandeis will be viewed as a challenge and could spark a strong comeback, Powell said. "We're the kind of team where it's better not to be unbeaten. We get mad, and then we go ahead and win," she said...
Those who can see past the way she walks don't disagree. Soccer coach Bob Scalise, who saw Ferrante's overtime goal ice the Ivy Championship game against Brown, and her goal in the 70th minute of the Eastern semifinal against UMass spark the Harvard comeback, calls her "a true competitor." Boyfriend Charlie Corry, adversary in innumerable crossword puzzles and squash games goes as far as "high strung, highly energetic...
...several nearly inaudible scenes, like those ones between Sebastian (Jeremy Black) and his follower Antonio--but often it works to the play's advantage, making the occasional broad comedy doubly comic. Rogal as Toby Belch may swallow a line or two, but his grimaces in otherwise underplayed scenes spark hilarity, and one outraged cry of "Madam!" to a thoroughly confused Olivia is the show's funniest moment...