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...stone, in almost perfect condition, created a sensation. A rumor spread through Mexico City that the workers had found the long-lost treasure of Moctezuma II, the ill-fated Aztec Emperor who was imprisoned by Cortées. But the find turned out to be even more important. Spurred by concerned archaeologists, the Mexican government authorized a systematic excavation of the old temple. During 4½ years of methodical work under the direction of Archaeologist Eduardo Matos Moctezuma (no kin), the diggers uncovered all four of the Great Temple's sides, discovering that it was a far more complex...
...existence of the herpes virus and its accompanying sores and blisters has been known for at least 2,000 years. It is said to have caused so terrible an epidemic of lip sores in ancient Rome that the Emperor Tiberius banned kissing. Shakespeare also was familiar with the blight. In Romeo and Juliet, he speaks of blisters "o'er ladies' lips." In 18th century France, genital herpes was so common among prostitutes that it was termed "a vocational disease of women." Yet it was not until the 1940s that herpes was found to be a virus, and not until...
Such events are exceptional. Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff are still the rule, from the rustic expanse of western Massachusetts to the urban refuge of the Hollywood Hills. This summer, like every other summer, is the season of the "Emperor" Concerto and the Fifth Symphony. Perhaps U.S. orchestras take their programming cues from that musical connoisseur Ulysses S. Grant, who once observed, "I only know two tunes; one of them is Yankee Doodle and the other isn't." -By Michael Walsh
DIED. Maria Jeritza, 94, soprano golden girl of opera's golden age; in Orange, N.J. Combining a radiant voice with flamboyant acting, the Austrian-born singer began her ascent to stardom in 1912, when the Emperor Franz Josef invited her to join the Vienna Royal Opera. At the Metropolitan Opera, where she sang from 1921 to 1932, the director reported that the largest ovation he had ever heard followed her "Vissi d'arte, "the great second-act aria in Tosca; she sang it prostrate on the floor. A tempestuous diva onstage and off, Jeritza gathered three husbands, prompted...
Like almost every Broadway musical this season, "Nine" suffers from a dearth of feeling, a kind of aseptic hole in the heart. "Nine" is a case of a spectacle without a subject. This time, the clothes have no emperor. Like a shell game, this musical teases the eye without stimulating a smidgen of affectional concern. Admittedly, these are extremely pretty shells to watch: the splendiferous costumes of William Ivey Long; the 21-count 'em-21 girls, many of them leggy thoroughbreds; Scenic Designer Lawrence Miller's seductively panoramic view of Venice...