Word: exception
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Touch of the Poet, as elsewhere, O'Neill dramatizes, in the agitated course of a single day, the downward course of a lifetime. He tells of a man whose life would crumble except for his dreams and whose dreams themselves fall apart at last. And, as so often in O'Neill, Poet has centripetal force and centrifugal wastefulness, giant strength and giant sprawl, sure theatrical instincts and shaky dramatic structure. The present revival at Broadway's Helen Hayes Theater is like a tidal wave that seems to purge almost every defect of the play...
...lovelies of Europe, the fearless cavalry major decorated on a Spanish field of honor by the great Wellington himself. In sorry reality, he is an impoverished tavern keeper too proud to tend bar as his father did in Ireland. Indeed, pride hagrides Con Melody, like the Greek Furies, except that he is driven more toward travesty than tragedy...
Instead of overflowing with the world's finest swimmers, the new soldiers Field natatorium remained dormant this weekend, except for the last minute operations of inspectors and construction personnel...
...pool is a magnificent addition to Harvard swimming. Except for the decision not to include the ten-meter diving platform, a money-conscious compromise that leaves the new facility incomplete, the pool will serve as an asset for Harvard swimming. With added room to practice and improved diving facilities plus the advantages of new locker room and training areas, the natatorium can only be a plus...
...praise in the family is reserved for Tony's brother Frank Jr., a priest. When Frank shows up at home one day with the news that he is leaving the priesthood, the family is despondent--except for Tony. As he explains to his brother, "I always felt like I was the shit of the family, but maybe if you're not so perfect I ain't so shit...