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...student who has studied dance for ten years, says she has been to Chorus Line 14 times. Yet some of these devotees seem not to have grasped its essentials. Among those waiting to audition are people who look much too old or too young to play dancers in their 20s and early 30s. Some look badly out of shape. Although the characters are specifically defined, even idiosyncratic, few of the aspirants seem to have a particular role in mind. When Lori Agid, 26, is asked what part she feels suited to, she answers simply, "Whatever...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In New York: Casting About for a Chorus | 3/26/1984 | See Source »

...standing in the polls rose last week, the question became easier to answer. Gloated Political Strategist Pat Caddell, who advises Hart: "It's everybody at the moment." Caddell agreed that the Senator's early support was concentrated in a "generational" base of voters from their 20s to their early 40s. But in the Vermont primary, Caddell pointed out, some surveys showed Hart outpolling former Vice President Walter Mondale more than 2 to 1 among the 45-to-59 age group and seniors over 60. Other breakdowns similarly showed that Hart's appeal has spread well beyond...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hart's New Legions | 3/19/1984 | See Source »

...Hart does seem to be tapping a deep vein of longing for a new accent in leadership, particularly among a group known as Yuppies, for young urban professionals. These are well-educated people in their 20s and 30s who turn out to vote in large numbers and make dedicated, articulate campaign workers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Now It's Really a Race: Colorado Senator Gary Hart | 3/12/1984 | See Source »

These days, people are looking for more formal styles from the '40s and '50s, according to Crosby. "Contemporary designers keep reverting to the older styles--the '20s, '30s, and '40s," she says. Clothes from the '60s are less expensive and easier to come by, she says--"They're mod and not quite as classic...

Author: By Lucy I. Armstrong, | Title: When 'Old' Becomes 'New' | 3/9/1984 | See Source »

...demand just at Halloween, says owner Emily McAdoo: "I'm surprised at the evidence of really interesting parties that go on here all year round." She has outfitted groups going to a medieval wedding party and a "Vicars and Tarts" party, as well as the usual Roaring '20s fetes...

Author: By Lucy I. Armstrong, | Title: When 'Old' Becomes 'New' | 3/9/1984 | See Source »

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