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Moliere wasn't throwing an artistic temper tantrum; as Vreeland would say, literary elegance backed up his refusal. Most producers have preserved the play with an almost awesome regard to the culture and values of the 17th century. Richard Wilbur broke with tradition by translating Tartuffe into English, but many producers still cling to the idea that the rhyming script demands delivery in a dusty package. The Boston Shakespeare Company's production has, in some ways, smothered Tartuffe with theatrical kitsch, motivated, it seems, by concern with maintaining the ill-conceived authenticity...
...second period's lone goal, a three-on-one rifle by the goon-of-the-month Karl Habib at 16:25, upped the margin to 5-1, and despite another lamplighter by Olson (his 17th) and Murray's shorthanded effort, the icemen couldn't close the gap. The loss dropped the Crimson to 8-10-1 ECAC and 11-12-1 overall. Cornell is 10-9-1 in conference play...
...highest military decorations. Their tracking skills have introduced a new element to the counterinsurgency tactics. "They have fantastic eyesight," says a South African lieutenant, "and they can navigate in the bush without a compass or map." The Bushmen, in fact, were given their name, "Bosman," by 17th century Dutch settlers because of their ability to use the brushy landscape for their own protection. In admiration of the skills the Bushman has acquired from millenniums of hunting game, one lieutenant observes, "For the Bushman, tracking is a science. He can track and backtrack, use false tracks-all the dirty tricks...
When John Donne looked around the 17th century (the time when science seized the world from the church), he was dismayed that the new scientific discoveries were calling "all in doubt." These days science calls nothing in doubt but itself, since its authority is largely unchallenged. As a result, modern fears lie not so much in what is "in doubt" but rather in what there is no doubt about-the destruction of the past and the human capacity to replicate it. For all the dreams it carries, Columbia has that same capacity. Like the decade ahead of it, the vessel...
...NOTEBOOK: The hoopsters have a doubleheader this weekend. Friday night the squad takes on Villanova, ranked 17th nationally and featuring a 6'4" center. Saturday the pressure eases somewhat as the hoopsters confront Williams, a less than awesome division II contender...