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...click. At this point, a Stokowski would spin showily and attack immediately. Not Solti. He turns thoughtfully, spreads his feet and shoots slitty glances around to make sure all is ready. Then, with a slashing, totally unexpected paroxysm involving every part of his body, he gives the downbeat. Throughout the performance, Solti's body language is dramatically explicit. The violins are brought in with huge lefthanded scoops to the floor. The trumpets are cued by the riveting spear of an arm and index finger. A starburst of fingers summons the crash of the cymbals. Moments of lyrical romance come...
Lady Sings the Blues has obviously been made to measure as Miss Ross's film debut, sort of an uptown, downbeat Funny Girl. Besides dispensing her styrene vocals, Miss Ross is also called upon to do a great deal of acting. In every reel, there is at least one sequence of turbulent anguish: Billie battling with her pusher; Billie in a padded cell; Billie watching her piano player (Richard Pryor) get beaten to death; Billie pleading for understanding and indulgence from her lover (Billy Dee Williams). Actress Ross attacks each of these crises in the same way-by raising...
...indulged in. Namath won Bryant's sufferance by throwing for 3,055 yds. and 29 touchdowns in three years, and winning a national championship for Alabama in 1964. He was then drafted in the first round of both leagues by the Jets and St. Louis Cardinals, despite the downbeat reports of his glass knees...
...amazing number of ways to exploit it. Besides the score, there is the device of having the characters shadowed throughout the show by their former selves, wearing the glamorous old costumes and white-faced make-up. There are two bands, a rich Follies orchestra in the pit and a downbeat jazz combo for the party on stage. Choreographer and co-director Michael Bennett has blended the dance steps of two generations, and Jonathan Tunick's orchestrations switch constantly from the Busby Berkeley sound to that of Mahler. Most important of all, the cast is filled with show business old-timers...
Nonetheless, it seemed clear last week that the bureau's key decision makers were leaning toward "recession." They figure that the downturn started in the autumn of 1969 and may have reached its low point in November of 1970, even though the nation is still suffering some downbeat effects. Last week the Labor Department announced that unemployment rose from 5.8% in November to 6% in December. That was the highest jobless rate since December...