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...class, 17 out of the 30 children had reading problems, and I was allowed only one hour a day for reading." Despite Lois Stalvey's efforts, Josh-too proud to accept help and burdened by the school's indifference-made no progress in reading. After a final brush with a teacher a few weeks before the end of the school year, he was transferred to an all-black school noted for its gang fights and low academic achievement...
...exotic descriptions, and offers sound advice for travelers interested in work, study and drugs. In each city, Let's Go lists important phone numbers, including the U.S. Consulate's, and the location of American Express offices--the best places to exchange currencies. It even recommends readings to brush up your language barrier...
Kiss Me Kate is a great Cole Porter show, about and including large chunks of a Baltimore tryout for a Broadway Taming of the Shrew, not to mention a score that culminates in "Brush Up Your Shakespeare." The Loeb's production isn't outstanding, exactly, but I guess it's acceptable. 8 at the Loeb...
...into flat blues notes or beats that don't flow or dances that don't seem to matter threaten to do serious damage to the show. But it's a good enough show so its faults aren't disastrous. In fact, by the time everything comes together, somewhere around "Brush Up Your Shakespeare," the show is bordering on high comedy. And I guess maybe a case could be made for occasional tediousness as authenticity: "a very excellent piece of work," the lone spectator in the original Taming of the Shrew remarks halfway through, "would 'twere over...
...clearly run the show at most Midwestern rinks, many physical fitness buffs have taken to the sport, which is easier on the ankles than ice-skating. Says one enthusiast: "You can roller skate for five hours without getting tired." Gutsy oldsters are also gradually invading the rinks, eager to brush up on fancy footwork learned back in the '30s-notably the "spread eagle" and the "mohawk," turning movements used to reverse direction. The management often obliges by playing such nostalgic tunes as Tea for Two, Rambling Rose and Heart of My Heart...