Word: ebbs
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...nowhere. We need not go into history to discover that not all ships make it to port." That somber reflection on the present condition of a country that is still known as the world's largest democracy came as tension in troubled Punjab was beginning to ebb. Three weeks after Prime Minister Indira Gandhi sent the Indian army to Amritsar to flush Sikh terrorists out of the Golden Temple, she paid a visit to the Sikhs' holiest shrine. All foreigners and journalists were still banned from Punjab, but some curfew restrictions throughout the state were lifted. Most temples...
...singing on the other hand, does do adequate justice to the fine match of John Kander's score and Fred Ebb's lyrics. Master of Ceremonies Mark Meredith plays a convincing Satan-like figure, and he is suitably disconcerting as he belts out a mighty anthem to "The Fatherland." His two bizarre, but rather lightweight, numbers. "Two Ladies" and "If They Could See What I See" are enacted with commendable energy. His "Money, Money", done with one of the Kit Kat Klub Girls, is strong, but lacks the vitality of Joel Grey's exquisite film rendition...
Notwithstanding the criticisms, Mark Clark was a soldier of brilliance and integrity. At the Italian campaign's lowest ebb, Eisenhower told him from London, "You are writing history that Americans will always read with pride." Ike's words were echoed by President Reagan last week: "We are free because of men like him. His professionalism and dedication will be the standard of every soldier who takes the oath to defend our nation...
...President, in his first days, had to move against the climate of uncertainty. With our military strength at the ebb and our economy in trouble...
...eats co-stars for breakfast. Thus it is partly noblesse oblige and partly the instinct for survival that keeps Liza Minnelli (Angel), the bigger box-office attraction, out of Chita's way. Minnelli steps to center stage only to belt out three or four of Kander and Ebb's snazzier songs, while the rest of The Rink skates along on the momentum of uninspired professionalism. But Chita Rivera's high-voltage presence and performance act as saving shock therapy for a catatonic show-biz form. -By Richard Corliss