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...Pole who leaped out of nowhere to win the 90-meter ski jump. The young U.S. hockey team, sparked by the acrobatic saves of Goalie Mike Curran. upset the strong Czech team 5-1 and then moved into contention for a medal. In women's figure skating, buxom Beatrix Schuba of Austria built up such a commanding lead in the school figures, the technical half of the event, that her competent but dull performance in freestyle skating did not deter her from winning the gold medal on total points. The freest spirit of all was U.S. Skater Janet Lynn...
...justice, Rudel boasts this "our repertory is about as safe as a British soldier in Northern Ireland." Presumably, he will bring his sense of theater and his fondness for growth and risk to his tasks at Kennedy Center. His first two productions in Washington were Ginastera's strident Beatrix Cenci (TIME, Sept. 20) and Handel's rarely performed Ariodante. Though he hopes to invite La Scala, the Vienna Staatsoper and Britain's Royal Opera to Washington, he wants "nothing to do with a glorified booking house." Included in his future plans for the center are a series...
...Beatrix was phenomenally successful; Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddle-Duck, Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle and the Flopsy Bunnies are her most famous characters. And though popular success for a writer of Children's fantasies is not unusual, intelligent appreciation by adults...
...from England comes another interpretation of a work for children: the movie "Peter Rabbit and Tales of Beatrix Potter." Instead of dissecting the stories of Beatrix Potter with words, choreographer Frederick Ashton and the Royal Ballet delve into them using the more eloquent medium of the dance. Five of Beatrix Potter's better known tales are recreated through mime and ballet, with the spirit and watercolor beauty of her books intact...
Unquestionably the older people in the audience appreciated clothed animals cavorting in the countryside more than the children did. Those over 30 are likely to be much more familiar with Beatrix Potter's small books than anyone younger. One afternoon a large group of white-haired ladies clapped and cheered at the movie's end (presumably for the movie...