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Better Lines. Love, Sidney (NBC, Wednesdays at 9:30 p.m.) is, by default, sweetcom's class act. Tony Randall, the John Gielgud of series TV, has brought his deft good humor to the role of a cranky bachelor of no particular sexual persuasion. Swoosie Kurtz, as Sidney's live-in friend, combines the charm of Sally Field with the comic timing of Soupy Sales-and somehow looks like both. Together they demonstrate that even treacle pudding can pack some savor. Only Kaleena Kiff, 7, is a problem. She is not unbearable; she is not a toy saint...
...operas has not changed much since Beethoven. "Give us more Barbers," the mighty German is supposed to have advised the young Italian, and succeeding generations have endorsed Beethoven's opinion. The creator of Barber of Seville, La Cenerentola and L 'Italiana in Algeri is usually considered a deft musical comic whose work sparkles with wit and high spirits...
...which Anwar el-Sadat, as the "father of Egypt," singlehandedly made peace with the hated enemy. Such debate is in the end irrelevant, for Sadat's journey, his ultimate quest, stands as one of the greatest achievements of the 20th century. This fact cannot be overstated, for in one deft move, Sadat put a thaw to a seemingly rock-solid antagonism...
However, the lissome Crimson booters did, despite the sleek field conditions and the on-again, off-again rain, parlay deft ball control and the soccer talents of five exceptional freshmen into a convincing victory over Bowdoin, 2-1. Saturday afternoon at the Business School field...
...second summer of 1981 will be thrown out this Sunday at the All-Star Game in Cleveland. The next day, regular play resumes. The owners will decide this week whether to split the season in two and hold an extra round of playoffs before the World Series; a deft, some might say cynical, play to get a bit of their money back. Under this plan, the division leaders on June 11 (the New York Yankees, Oakland A's, Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers) would be guaranteed spots in the playoffs, something the teams never dreamed of as they...