Word: dais
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...south remains relatively more prosperous. Women there still wear the brightly colored ao dai, in contrast to the unisex black pants and white shirt commonly worn in the north. Food is somewhat more available but less affordable, since the inflation rate exceeds 100% a year. In general, the economy of the south has suffered from Hanoi's abolition last year of "bourgeois trade" and the introduction of a uniform currency throughout the country. Southern industry is currently running at 40% of capacity. About one-fifth of the 3 million residents of Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) are unemployed. Conceding...
...Virginia's hardest-fought political battle in decades, Dalton forces have painted Howell as a wild-eyed, free-spending "McGovern-type liberal," who is "too radical to be our Governor." Dai-ton's campaign literature asserts that, as Governor, "Howling Henry" would howl to a tune composed by George Meany. Dalton also has warned that cops and firemen would be "too busy collective bargaining" to chase criminals and put out fires. At one rally, Dalton waved a garden hose at the crowd to dramatize the supposed dangers of a firemen's strike...
...Saigon-at least at first glance. A stroll along busy Tu Do Street-renamed Dong Khoi, the Street of the Simultaneous Uprising-remains one of the most fascinating city walks in the world, a gauntlet of boutiques, cafés and attractive women in the traditional ao dai-a long, slit-skirted dress. In sharp contrast with Hanoi, where I found nearly everything in short supply, Saigon's peddlers hawk an abundance of goods, from government-sponsored lottery tickets to ceramic elephants and noodle soup. The 250-seat Rex Cabaret continues to operate, featuring some of the performers...
Equus. Peter Shaffer's powerful exploration of madness gets a fine production here, with stand-out performances by Dai Bradley as a boy who goes around blinding horses and Brian Bedford as the cynical psychiatrist who tries to cure him. At the Wilbur Theatre, 252 Tremont Street, through February 7. Performances every evening at 8 p.m., matinees Wednesday and Saturday...
Equus. The show to catch if you're up to leaving Harvard this weekend. Peter Shaffer's powerful play gets a fine production here, with superb acting by Dai Bradley as a boy who goes around blinding horses and Brian Bedford as the cynical psychiatrist who tries to cure him. At the W ilbur Theater, 252 Tremont Street, through January 10. Performances every evening at 8 p.m., matinees W ednesday and Saturday...