(Can you imagine how stupid it would be to comment on his performance in a football game if one did not watch the game? What do you think he would say about that? Imagine being such a fool to comment about an athlete's performance in a game without watching the game... sound familiar?).
Commenting on his performance as the villain Scarpia, the villain in a 1985 performance of Puccini's "Tosca" at the Metropolitan Opera, Donal Henahan of The Times wrote, "Cornell MacNeil, the Scarpia, sang mellifluously, but his wooden acting could fool nobody into believing him a sadistic tyrant".
Farmer's playing around this time is summarized by critic Whitney Balliett, commenting on his performance on Hal McKusick's 1957 album Hal McKusick Quintet: "Farmer has become one of the few genuinely individual modern trumpeters.
The press commented favourably on his performance, with one reporter from Variety Life writing: "I doubt whether any speaker other than a stage idol could have used, as Robey did, the first person singular almost incessantly for half an hour without causing something akin to resentment..
He scored for Ajax during their 6 0 defeat of Willem II in February 2003, but Koeman again criticised Mido, commenting negatively on his performance against Roda in the KNVB Cup.
Grossmith had appeared in charity performances of Trial by Jury, where both Sullivan and Gilbert had seen him (indeed, Gilbert had directed one such performance, in which Grossmith played the judge), and Gilbert had earlier commented favourably on his performance in Tom Robertson's Society at the Gallery of Illustration.
Update: One of the analysts on the call asked for more details, and Mayer replied, "Out of respect for Henrique, I'd rather not comment on the past and on his performance, but rather on what we're going to do going forward".
Mr Obama, fundraising with celebrities, comments on his own debate performance.
The bulk of the press comment on his current performance amounted to a smart lambasting.
