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Were Francis Albert Sinatra still alive today, he'd have been 83 years old last Saturday. Some people swear by his resoluteness and style. Many, simply swear at him, and probably justifiably so. Bracketing Frank the man, few can deny, though, his fundamental importance to American popular music. In such...

Author: By James P. Mcfadden, | Title: With Frank, Always | 12/14/1998 | See Source »

Flynn listed Washington Irving, Charles Dickens, Clement C. Moore, author of "A Visit from Saint Nichols," or "`Taws the Night before Christmas," Francis Church and Thomas Nast as DWAMQs. Queen Victoria was also implicated, he said.

Author: By Susie Y. Huang, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Author Speaks Out Against Christmas | 12/9/1998 | See Source »

The brightest midterm election result for Republicans was Texas Governor George Bush's big win [ELECTION REPORT, Nov. 16]. His social moderation and outreach to minorities, if only embraced by a stunned G.O.P. now wedded to the religious right, could lead to the big prize in Y2K. His election would...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 7, 1998 | 12/7/1998 | See Source »

Matt Bauer, endearing as an energetic, tap-dancing dynamo in the part of Charley, would have done Bolger proud; he exuded a reckless spirit in defiance of the implicit boundary between performer and audience, even inviting the audience to sing with him in the rousing "Once in Love with Amy...

Author: By Irene J. Hahn, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: `Charley' Spins a Cheerful Fairy Tale | 12/4/1998 | See Source »

Chris Carfizzi and Darren Dunstan, in the two older male roles of Spettigue and Sir Francis, respectively, made hilarious counterparts to each other, the fiery Scottish Spettigue howling lustily as he dashed after Lucia, while the dignified Sir Francis simply offered "her" a white carnation from his buttonhole. Ultimately, every...

Author: By Irene J. Hahn, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: `Charley' Spins a Cheerful Fairy Tale | 12/4/1998 | See Source »

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