Word: courting
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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WOULD EXTEND COURT AT BESSEMER), and was printed verbatim on page 2 of the Gazette. "It was a note that came up at press time, when there was no one around." moaned beet-red Editor Hallman, "and . . . and ... it was just one of those things...
...highly stylized mixture of musical drama and myth that the Imperial Dancers brought with them is known as Gagaku, meaning "noble and elegant music." Imported to Japan from China in the 8th century A.D., Gagaku was confined to the court in the 17th century, has been seen by the general public only since the end of World War II. No longer supported by the court, the troupe still uses the resplendent gold-and-silk costumes privately owned by the Emperor; a Pinkerton man is guarding them during the troupe's 16 Manhattan performances. (The troupe will also...
Gagaku's dances unfold stories of childlike simplicity in a context of barbaric splendor: a Mongol wanders the forest seeking a golden snake, finds it coiled at his feet, crouches in his stiffly encrusted robes to eat it, performs an angular dance of joy; four dancers in court dress, with cherry blossoms in their headgear, unfold with caressing steps from a circle, suggesting the blossoms in the imperial garden opening under the May sun. Even without masks, the dancers' faces are as unwaveringly expressionless as carvings in jade. The body movements are slow, solemn, almost architectural, with...
...companies will have to institute variable annuities to meet competition when the Pru begins in some months. Still to be drawn up are the New Jersey Banking and Insurance department regulations governing the sale of variable annuities. Once the policies are approved on the state level, a recent Supreme Court ruling requires that they be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission...
Compulsion. A tight, suspenseful film about the heinous crime and court trial of Leopold and Loeb...