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Show Quality, not size, matters in a role By RUTH THOMPSON Contrary to what sorn: dtrfftor.i have spouted, most i!xi aetors an; not just a hunch of little kids Sure they'd all like ht( roles with Mar hilling if the roles are f'1Jt Kiv-n a ehoice r'tween an initially showy, hut shallow part in the movies or on television, versus "the C.ood Muff," they'll opt for the Utter, whatever its size It is n l1" tradition of repertory ... d l..iurence (livier and Sir .John (iieli'.ud's often ri-tnini! us They dominate some produitioiM, others they erih.iin e with anything from w.ilk oin to major support iiif, j r h.i r a' t er i it mns ( )ne th i 'it', i . fur sine Vvith them i' s never hnw m.iny r-.ir.its i 'Aitti ,t spe. ifn-d ride, jn ;t th.ll tt.ey I'.i-livrr ((eiii iH,ihi v llefp Jl"' I fe'AT Other ri .1111 ple V. hen he II.' ' ' V A' 1 1 '1 f'lT .llllfi 4 f'"A we.-ks he k on M:r, C-.-i If . a . - 1 .,t til' 1 1 of II IppV I iv s" hut en .i d.' ei ii.r ! n I pi ...lie er r .i .1 the u iik 1 1. . n :.u y ( 1 1 s ' I i p a - tn ; t .-r . niie ,i n. Me, 1,1 e, 1 1 t I is I S .III. I I . A If 1 ll.'.ie'll in ,1 I h'T til"' Oil l'. ,lh ,,( the I i"rr h l .e I II ,' f , i.iA.ii,-; P.. 'Il vseie id tn l' .' I J A I y f I '1 '1 (Neil r ' ' III , .;'.!. j,. j Celt- In. li I, . I p r n e I I r i " i: ' d "I r , f i I A tr n A i ' 'i i,',,:f,' ;IM 111 I I,'.;. 11'. let e , e I I I' . t , , , ; I . I eve, .. , I' . !:... t..i KIT ... I 'i i 'A II- . .'1 ,- . , .1 I ' t , I ". .-I i . i :, i ; n. ,i . II . C ' I"' ; I i l ' . A , i ''.: I .i ' "i : i'.l , 'VI U I.' .1 1 I'l . ,e,. ..( Me. in S I 1 I ee, ("Il II ' I 1 'S I'll '.. " Il I ' t ' " I ' H '' . ..'HI 111 A 1 . P e , :... 'l I. ( I .'.!',; 1-. 1.' rl Hut a ' . i in ,; .'.ii ", i l p If i.!.-,'.; I It t .if sue t .'I . ! : i hi .. .il'i.r' l p ri.' irh I f ". V I'll ,' I i : I a ' f I . ' I . v ' I ' ' e 1 1 i s i j s ! 'w' i'i .' r -i. I . i r ll.'.i. ni ii I : in J ) s w i s t l i'i i'.: v t ' in -.I revs i ' ! ",' t I . - t' m r.. I i'i mi I i 4 ' !' " " - I fees ve 1 I A 1 . S !" ' i e. .- , , A ' S s i r s ' I ' s I ' I I 1 i .- ! 'M a ' I I i I 'i',; t ' i i ; V , I . ) " l ,et ''"I'l h 1 s r .' I i I e. . ... P' '- 'S I I'.' AS.'. es ! S '' e Si! I I l . N . - , p. 'f . 1 . I w r" i i v ' ' e ' s - . ' ,. 'S , f . . ; V I 5 I S p I . 1 I e .'f I ' ... .' V. " ', ' e I ' ' i .. '. ,; 'A .. 'A '", I . I ' - i i s ; t 1 ee WIS1'. I I'll I , I s :e. .. . . ,. ' ' ' . s " ! i ! '" '"t; is- ' ' 1 ' I A I w ! . - - . s ' : ; I I,. i e, - I i I 1 ; . . . v - V . ' i i . ; I ; " " , - I : . . v ' I i .- ; A ..... - ; ; ... 'A , ....... ; , a - V ; ; ..... - . I ' V ' s - ; . , . fall he will surface in the biggest big-gest acting challenge of his career, as the self-tormented author in the mini-series based on Kvelyn Waugh's autobiographical novel, "Brideshead Kevisil.ed." Production Pro-duction was halted because Britain, too. had an actors' strike. Now the partly filmed opus has been re-acti vated. So far it's the costliest of i I.ngland's TV efforts. Anthony , ho-s it will be the best. 1 Opportunities might be more easily rctngni.cd if they didn't so often come disguised as hard work. |