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In the first play, Tennessee, by Romulus Linney, a frontier family arrives at its recently-acquired shack ("We're here, ain't we?") and the father, a weatherbeaten, Abe Lincolnish icon of American spirit, makes long, slow speeches about how he "growed up crawlin' on a dirt floor like a...

Author: By David B. Edelstein, | Title: Cowardly Trilogy | 12/2/1981 | See Source »

"Most people here realize the trade-offs that come with partying," your friend Norman is saying. "They really would, in the best of all possibly worlds, like not to be grinds, but they will always like to be prepared for class." Norman gives you a knowing smile, perceiving astutely that...

Author: By Andrew C. Karp, SPECIAL TO THE WHAT IS TO BE DONE | Title: Weekend Odyssey in New Haven | 11/19/1981 | See Source »

In the meantime, patrons will have to make do with the shops and restaurants. Not that those aren't quite enough in themselves. Here, for example, are some of the Pedro/South of the Border souvenir items one can purchase in the 17 stores: velvet paintings, toilet seats, wall hangings, purses...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: 18 Hours South of the Border | 6/26/1981 | See Source »

Below the pastor, his congregation, spread on row after row of folding chairs, sways and chimes its agreement. But when the time comes for the sinners to step forth and feel the cleansing power, only three walk to the altar. Maybe the pastor has been preaching to the already converted...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: The City in the Off Season | 3/17/1981 | See Source »

The Chicago Symphony plays chimes, cowbells and celesta (a cross between a harpsichord and a xylophone) that give the impression of mountains and lakes at Maiernegg, where Mahler composed. The first three movements suggest rest and relaxation. Two children make castles and zigzags in the sand in the Scherzo. The...

Author: By Robert F. Deitch, | Title: Francis Ford Mahler's Sixth | 1/26/1981 | See Source »

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