Sentence:  Dag Hammarskjold and Russia's fellow Security Council members, bent on quieting the Congo turmoil, had watched the Soviets stir the fires of chaos, make a <WSD>grandstand play</WSD> to Africans by labeling the U.N. a partner to a colonial conspiracy. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  An action or stratagem that is excessively dramatic or sensational and that is intended to appeal to members of the public or to a particular audience.