Word: utter
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...same aplomb. They lack Redford and McCue's dramatic dexterity. Horwitz seems content to outshout the rest of the actors, sounding more vaudevilian than dramatic. Claudy is not up to Beckett's extremely demanding monologue that satirizes Joyce, and sounds uncomfortable with the speed with which she must utter Lucky's stream of consciousness gibberish, though her diction makes the passage tolerable...
Most alien of all is Mark Linn-Baker's Puck, a nasty demon who sticks his tongue out and rasps at friend and foe. His satyr's outfit and white makeup don't distance him from humankind nearly so much as his utter indifference to pain and suffering in others. When Oberon orders him to undo the effects of his mistake on the lovers and to anoint Lysander's eyes with the potion that will restore his love for Hermia, he nearly fouls up again and gives Demetrius the charm. He says "Lord, what fools these mortals be!" spitefully...
...spent my spare time poring over the advanced Sunday puzzle until some editor would inevitably utter the all too familiar chorus: "Copy!" I couldn't wait for that next trip to Al's to pick up another cup of coffee...
...balks, and after a nocturnal visit to the doctor, returns no longer pregnant, and without her fur coat. In an emotion-charged scene, Epes's performance comes alive, with the fear that Sally will refuse to leave with him--he cannot even let Sally utter the words...
...statement that she herself was the nearest thing to royalty: "Oh, pish! Utter nonsense...