Word: bianca
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...ceremonial stove the used ballots were burned. Twice the day before, a few puffs of white had first appeared, but then the smoke had turned a disappointing black-the signal that no Pope had been chosen. This time there was no mistake: the smoke was white-bella bianca. Moments later, the Vatican Radio, which during the 1958 conclave had twice broadcast premature election bulletins, joyfully confirmed the news...
Minor roles, especially that of Lois Lane (Bianca), played by Sherry Kaye, are well-done. Paul Roman contributes a dance full of vitality to "Too Darn Hot." Hilda Haynes lacks both the volume and the brassy voice needed for Hattie's song, "Another Opening, Another Show." Rudolph Bennet handles his small musical forces capably, and the costumes, dances, and lighting contribute to a handsomely mounted production. One or two of the young dance group deserve mention -- Mark Howard (Gremio) in particular. Mr. Howard stands out from the ensemble because of his clear diction, well-based voice, and good control...
...from Shakespeare: the text of Shrew, a speech from Romeo and Juliet, and some lines from the Sonnets. Unlike the Cole Porter musical comedy version of the play, Kiss Me, Kate, Giannini has given equal weight to the two pairs of lovers in the original tale--Katherina and Petruchio, Bianca and Lucentio. The result is a highly dramatic and serviceable opera libretto...
After 20 years of interviewing the city's rich and noble families for La Nazione Italiana, Journalist Giorgio Batini, 37, became haunted by the splendor of the private collections that ordinary people were never allowed to see. One day he approached the Contessa Bianca Cavazza, president of the women's committee of the Florentine Red Cross, with a plan: Why not stage a huge public exhibition for the benefit of the Red Cross? The journalist and the contessa started making the rounds, and one by one the Corsini, the Ginori, the Serristori, the Antinori, the Pucci...
...about to receive a B.S. at North Texas State College, has had eleven A's and one B in the last three semesters. Winn is president of the 7,000-member student body, also wrestles, swims, plays golf, and runs the 100-yd. dash. ¶ Mrs. Bianca C. Stewart, 22, of New York City, has been blind for twelve years. A dean's list and Phi Beta Kappa Senior at Queens College, she majors in English and plans to get an M.A. at Columbia University for an eventual teaching career...