Word: anthemic
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Reagan was his own first act on Saturday, entering the hall to sustained applause and standing at attention in the presidential box as the national anthem was played by the 45-member Nelson Riddle orchestra. The gala's tone of red-blooded glitz was set by Country Singer Mac Davis' show opener, God Bless the U.S.A., complete with marching band and back-up vocals. At the request of ! Nancy Reagan, organizers added a touch of highbrow to the program by scheduling Mezzo Soprano Frederica Von Stade, who sang an aria from Meyerbeer's Les Huguenots...
...Wood '63 presented the Jimmy Fund of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute with a check for the proceeds from the charity event (above left). Wood, who played in goal for the Crimson, summed up the feelings of many participants: "I used to get real worked up for the national anthem. I think I got more worked up tonight than ever before...
...leaders of the five-party Alianza Democratica, the main opposition group, did not endorse the protest for fear of running afoul of the siege order's ban on public gatherings; nonetheless, about ten Alianza leaders lined up in front of Santiago's cathedral and sang the national anthem. As they dispersed, a water cannon lumbered into view and began spraying. "The government can claim a 'military success,' " said Alianza President Ricardo Lagos, a socialist. "But the fact is that the army had to act as an enemy occupying a foreign country...
...biggest crime in putting on Betrayal, Pinter's anthem to anomie--beyond counting aloud the dramatic pauses--is to present the play like Cliff Notes for Brief Encounter; in other words, to play it on the level...
...Polejewski announced at the end of Mass that "Father Jerzy is among the blessed today." For a moment, all emotion seemed to drain from the congregation, which had kept up a determined vigil for eleven days. Then came the sobs, as the crowd haltingly began to sing a patriotic anthem. Reciting the Lord's Prayer, Father Polejewski gently emphasized the words, "forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us." Three times he repeated the words "we forgive." Said the priest: "He did not die because he thought of himself but because he thought of others...