With apoplexies to Malaprop, comedy of manners falls flat. From: San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA) | Date: March 31, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2006 San Jose Mercury News. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Karen D'Souza

Mar. 31--Zounds! The malaprops start pouring forth from the stage of the Geary Theater even before the curtain has risen on "The Rivals," Richard Brinsley Sheridan's comedy from 1775. From a pre-show speech, which bids all ladies and gentlemen to give the speaker their "pretensions," through the elaborate comedy of upper-crust manners that follows, director Lillian Groag is out to toy with our sense of the meaning of things. Identities, words, heart...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research

	'Cane' falls flat for myriad reasons. News Herald (Panama City, FL) ; ... for now, it falls flat like a rum and Diet Pepsi. To see more of The News Herald or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.newsherald.com. Copyright (c) 2007, The News Herald, Panama City, Fla. Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information ...
	Groundhog's record falls flat The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ; Groundhog's record falls flat Associated Press Sunday, February 11, 2001 Asheville, N.C. -- Punxsutawney Phil is a lousy prognosticator, according to government statistics. Every Feb. 2 since 1887, watchers have checked to see if Phil could see his shadow, which would indicate six more weeks of
	Madonna's first foray into directing falls flat The Independent - London ; First Night FILTH AND WISDOM Berlin Film Festival BERLIN Madonna's first attempt at directing a film is a huge surprise in that it is a light-hearted, feel-good comedy in the style of Working Title. Unfortunately, the Working Title film it most resembles is Love Actually. The humour is slight and
	ROBOCOP A RESTORED CLASSIC AND A NEW RELEASE SERVE AS BOOKENDS TO THE ART OF THE ARTIFICIAL `SIMONE' OFFERS A VISION IN BLOND, BUT ITS IMAGINATIVE PREMISE FALLS FLAT The Boston Globe ; A movie is released and its beautiful female star becomes a sensation. Think "Pretty Woman" but much, much bigger - an orgasmic global response that becomes all the more so when the actress refuses to appear in public. She has it all: Garbo's soulful timidity and Audrey Hepburn's elfin allure;
	Row: Stanley appeal falls flat AAP Sports News (Australia) ; Row: Stanley appeal falls flat (Eds: Corrects previous, fixes headline) Australia's women's eight have avoided another potential Olympic drama four years after the SALLY ROBBINS saga in Athens. Reserve rower PHOEBE STANLEY tonight ruled out an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport after
	IRS attack on deductions for conservation easements falls flat.(DONATIONS)(Internal Revenue Service)(Brief Article) The Kiplinger Tax Letter ; An IRS attack on deductions for conservation easements falls flat. A couple granted easements over much of their lakefront property to a local nature conservancy to bar any future development of the land. The contributions were made to protect a nesting place for bald eagles and to preserve
	`Evidence' falls flat New Straits Times ; H.Y.C. New Straits Times 09-10-2002 `Evidence' falls flat Byline: H.Y.C. Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2* Section: Letters Type: Letter I SHOULD draw your attention to a blunder in the full-page advertisement taken out by the authorities to publicise their operation against pirated software. The
	Comment: FA's supporting role falls flat.(ROP) The Birmingham Post (England) ; Byline: MICHAEL KELLY Sir, - During the Wembley fiasco, which should never have arisen as the national stadium should be here in the Midlands, the FA's Chief Executive, Adam Crozier stated they could not get involved in the issue of funding as their prime role was the 'grassroots' of the game.
	Gripping story falls flat. Miami Herald (Miami, Florida) ; ... and the six million lives that were lost. Copyright (c) 2006, The Miami Herald Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News. For information on republishing this content, contact us at (800) 661-2511 (U.S.), (213) 237-4914 (worldwide), fax (213) 237-65 ...
	Peddlers' `pork tactic' falls flat New Straits Times ; New Straits Times 05-25-2007 Peddlers' `pork tactic' falls flat Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section: Main Section MALACCA: Pirated DVD peddlers here thought they had hit on a foolproof way of keeping their stock away from the police - they stashed the discs in Chinese restaurants which sold pork. What

See all results.