The Spongers [SEP] country of origin
who – with my consent – lets actors improvise. Some like Roland Joffé with "The Spongers" and "United Kingdom" perhaps go a bit to [sic] far, but Ken Loach, with whom I’ve made six films, first allows the actor to speak the lines – and then ad lib. But every line, every cough and every spit is written down first – I’m not making a song and dance about this, Jimmy, but it’s as well to get it right."
Critical
Great" damage was reported along coastal sections of the country, while a loss of telegraph service impacted most of interior areas.
Due to "somewhat threatening" weather conditions on July 30 and July 31, advisories were issued to stations across Florida, warning of the potential for strong winds. As a result, 40 vessels, coasting schooners, and spongers remained at port in Cedar Key. According to the displayman at Cedar Key, "they [the ships and sailors] would have sailed and some would