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...This extravaganza comes courtesy of the highest House dues on campus, and very much in the tradition of old Master Heimert's cocktail parties, symbols of the extravagance, elegance and downright elitism that have marked Eliot as long as anyone can remember. Ah, those were the days. --Brian D. Ellison...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fine House | 3/13/1993 | See Source »

...date you to name another house that guarantees these essentials of perfect House life: a friendly dining hall staff A well-stocked weight room. Single bedrooms to juniors and seniors--as well as a bagpipe extravaganza to usher in the school year. The benefits abound the longer you stay in the house...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fine House | 3/13/1993 | See Source »

...controversial Broadway musical entitled The Real Manchu, in which a white actor in yellow face plays the lead instead of an Asian. If this sounds familiar, that's because Hwang has found a forum to wreak delicious vengeance on Miss Saigon. The offensive and not very creative British extravaganza is only the point of departure for Face Value, however, which goes backstage at The Real Manchu to explore the interactions between self-absorbed actor, self-absorbed producer, wise-cracking stage manager, disguised Asian protesters and undercover white supremacist terrorists. The cast is terrific across the board. Mark Linn-Baker...

Author: By Vineeta Vijayaraghavan, | Title: Face Value: Where Asians Are White-Faced, WASPs Are Yellow-Faced and All Are Confused | 2/18/1993 | See Source »

Representatives also voted to hold Casino NightFebruary 12 in Alumni Hall. The councilappropriated $6,775 for this extravaganza, whichwill feature dealers, gambling equipment, food anddrinks. Tickets will cost...

Author: By Ivy A. Wang, CONTRIBUTING REPORTER | Title: Council Will Match Funds, Hold Concert | 1/11/1993 | See Source »

...same age as the insouciant heroine. "When I sang Rosina at 20," she says, "I knew I felt like Rosina." In 1987 she appeared on French TV in a tribute to Maria Callas, reeling off the finale of La Cenerentola, roughly the vocal equivalent of a Grucci fireworks extravaganza. The major maestros had apparently tuned in. Daniel Barenboim began working with her at once. "She had wonderful expressive qualities, and her vocalizing was very advanced," he recalls...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Opera's Roman Candle Newcomer | 12/14/1992 | See Source »

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