And even though miscast as Othello in Zeffirelli's Royal Shakespeare company production, with a 1961 first night rich in falling scenery and collapsing reputations, Gielgud emerged not that much scathed from the disaster to play a delectable Gayev in The Cherry Orchard - all wistful solemnity as he lightly mocked his own pompousness.
And even though miscast as Othello, in Zeffirelli's 1961 RSC production, with a first night rich in falling scenery and collapsing reputations, Gielgud emerged to play a delectable Gayev in The Cherry Orchard - all wistful solemnity, lightly mocking his own pompousness.
He talks candidly about his early reputation for collapsing in tournaments, when he gained a reputation as a choker and a quitter.
It was the other team that had the reputation of collapsing under pressure.
Or perhaps the club owners were subconsciously impressed by accents that stood outside England's usual divisions of class and geography, and suggested hard work, sound judgment and probity – at least until the Royal Bank of Scotland spoiled that reputation by collapsing.
Lopez affirms that van Meegeren was dirty before his artistic reputation collapsed.
The royal family's reputation collapsed under an avalanche of negative press coverage.
The 1970s represented a low point for New York; its national reputation collapsed as the government experienced virtual bankruptcy.
In a Usenet discussion, he demanded, "What kind of frame of mind must one possess to invent a fake Holocaust-survivor biogrAsHattoAs Hatto's reputation collapsed, Barry did his best to stay in character, beginning with a shameless denial.
It's a tendency that blossomed in the fiery days after 9/11, and grew strong still as Dick Cheney's reputation collapsed with the Bush administration.
Newar admits that retailers' stocks have a well-deserved reputation for volatility, collapsing on management mistakes and changes in consumer tastes.
