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Dates: during 1980-1989
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The first act features almost faultless portrayals of people who do not think but react and take the offensive gracefully. As Henry, Thomas rocks back and forth on his heels. Annie (Molly M. Hoagland) smiles coquettishly and imbues her desire for Henry in all her actions. Max (David McConaughy), the...

Author: By Matthew L. Schuerman, | Title: Applause that Refreshes | 3/11/1988 | See Source »

Shakespeare's famous character is one of the main players in this year's opera, Otto Nicolai's The Merry Wives of Windsor which opened Wednesday night and will play through next weekend. The libretto is based on Shakepeare's play of the same name.

Author: By Melanie R. Williams, | Title: A Very Merry Birthday | 3/11/1988 | See Source »

Lumping students into the amorphous group of "athletes" is unfair and narrow-minded. It assumes that the essential character of an individual is defined by an extracurricular, athletic activity, and not the full range of an undergraduate's interests and studies. Is someone who goes jogging every morning or lifts...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Stocked with Jocks | 3/9/1988 | See Source »

Let me conclude by telling you that precisely because I am a Zionist and a traditional Jew I find Israel's occupation and some of its behavior intolerable. So I attend meetings and demonstrations. and I argue my point fiercely in discussions and articles. More than Jonathan Moses I worry...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: West Bank Reality | 3/9/1988 | See Source »

Chris Cabot as the Ballplayer (who is supposed to be Monroe's real-life husband Joe DiMaggio), has a menacing physical presence. Cabot plays up the stereotype of the dumb jock, but amidst all the gumcracking lie some very clever lines. Granted, he does stupid things, like calling Freud "Floyd...

Author: By Esther H. Won, | Title: Significant Figures | 3/4/1988 | See Source »

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