Word: circusing
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Cirque's triumph is that it has kept to the point, to its earliest mission of blending circus with theater. And if the meta-Broadway superproduction Mystere is the most theatrical of Cirque shows so far, Alegria is the most circusy, the most intimate, traditional, European. Though it boasts wondrous sets and costumes -- an aviary motif with acrobat birds in brilliant plumage -- it is dominated by the clowns, most of them Russian, with a dolorous wit and poignant stories to tell. In one sketch a clown-bird perches alone on a telegraph wire (a rope stretched across the stage) enjoying...
...circus did not come to life, ratings hovered at seasonal levels, and Dan Rather got a suntan and some swimming lessons. Finally, only one question remains: Where...
...with the Simpson proceedings, a circus odor envelops the grand jury examining Cowlings' connection to the O.J. affair. Last week a man named John Dunton was jailed for refusing to testify. Dunton, who had earlier gone on television claiming that two men killed Nicole Simpson and Ron Goldman and that a private eye hired to follow Nicole witnessed the murders, now said he would be killed if he talked. Anthony Pellicano, the private investigator who worked for Michael Jackson amid the pop star's tangle with child-abuse allegations, then emerged to deny that he was the private eye Dunton...
Books: The manic Son of the Circus by John Irving...
Perhaps it might be a good idea to take a deep breath at this stage and point out that the setup for A Son of the Circus is vastly more elaborate than the preceding suggests. Irving has been known to complain, understandably, about reviews of his books that give away the plots and their attendant surprises. He need not worry this time; the new novel is summary-proof...