Word: exoticisms
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Rotter's Rotter. The Cenci story has fascinated writers for more than three centuries. Plays, poems, novels and histories have dealt with its dark and bloody theme, and still, as in Frederic Prokosch's new novel, A Tale for Midnight, it has a surefire appeal that does not...
The opera is a daring work from many points of view: it has no plot, but consists of a series of gloom-ridden episodes, recollections, even a bleak little prison play in pantomime; 16 of its 17 singing roles are men; it contains a minimum of tunes and some very...
Despite the medics' enthusiasm, Ike himself has some complaints. Before meals he gulps a spoonful of mild bulk producer to fill up his stomach and cut down on his appetite. Always a heavy eater, he still loves good plain food, has a few exotic tastes, e.g., chili con carne...
Settling & Overflowing. But in old age Picasso is developing a new and airier touch. As charming as anything in the Louvre's show were 14 recent variations on The Women of Algiers, a famous harem picture by Delacroix. The variations, painted in a brief, 64-day period last winter...
After that, there was a lyrical interlude about a pair of magical serpents, one white, one green, who turn themselves into girls, one loving, one murderous. Then followed a sensational display of acting, dancing and pantomime called Troubles in the Heavenly Kingdom, in which a talented performer named Wang Ming...