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...sheer extravagance of the production is bound to win over most, if not all, viewers. The multilayered set is a marvel; with a few turns, the Cotton Blossom shifts between views of the cabin windows, the boat's prow and box office, a kitchen pantry, the interior theater and the upper deck where the young lovers, Gaylord Ravenal and Magnolia Hawks, hold their trysts. The second act is set in turn-of-the-century Chicago, the centerpiece being the Palmer House Hotel. But here, too, the set undergoes a series of eye-popping transformations, conjuring up scenes as divergent...
More irritating is the sidelining of the black characters, "Ol' Man River" notwithstanding. One especially grating moment involves a little exchange between Cap'n Andy, the proprietor of the Cotton Blossom, and the wise slave Queenie in which the latter, in response to Andy's grumbling that the balcony seats aren't selling, asks him "What about colored folks?" and launches into a ballyhoo aimed exclusively at said "colored folks." However, both Gretha Boston, who won a Tony award for her performance as Queenie, and Andre Solomon-Glover as Queenie's husband Joe, establish considerable presence that prevents their characters...
Educational leaders such as President of the New England Board of Higher Education John Hoy and President of the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities Claire Cotton are working with me to promote the student loan tax cut. Dozens of students made their way to the State House during their final exams to testify in favor of the bill at a public hearing earlier this month. But we cannot do it alone. I urge you to contact your state legislators in support of the student loan...
...Whitney's cotton gin makes possible the rise of the antebellum South...
...worth their larger cost. After all, the mission of this University is to provide its students the full breadth of the intellectual experience with access to the worldis greatest scholars. Diversity of thought is far more important than some artificial diversity of gender. --Noah D. Oppenheim '00, Thomas B. Cotton '98, Alex M. Carter...