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When Choreographer John Cranko choked to death in a freak accident last year before the horrified eyes of his Stuttgart Ballet Company, he left the troupe orphaned of its guiding spirit. Now the state and city fathers, whose liberal subsidies underwrite an international company that is one of Germany's most alluring cultural ornaments, have chosen American Choreographer Glen Tetley to plot new directions toward modern dance. Tetley does not take over as full-time director until autumn, but last weekend he premiered his ballet Gemini with his new company. Judging by the opening night ovations, Stuttgart is delighted...
...sore thumb Juris Doctor gown and cap two sizes too small for my head. At the time I confess I wasn't aware of the foul-up, but when I saw none of my neighbors wearing similar get-ups, I got a little concerned. "Oh, god! I'm a freak," I thought. "I'll look like a clown with this ridiculous cap, the velvet stripes on the sleeves, and the purple curlicues on the front...
Upstages Headliners. "They all think I'm a freak," says Maggie. But despite the gypsy fortune-teller exterior, Scotland's princess of wails is about as funky as a Girl Scout. Music is her life, Maggie maintains, although she does not disdain the idea of marriage. She cannot pass a child without smiling, and youngsters in return respond to Bell's fresh-faced charm. "The high point of my career," she reflects gravely, "was when I came to the U.S. and found that Americans are allowing single people to adopt babies...
...years ago, in a freak accident during a concert, Harvey was electrocuted onstage as Maggie watched from the wings. "I died too," she recalls. "But I realized Les wouldn't want me to quit, and slowly I began to experience a rebirth through my singing...
...candy bar freak from way back. In fact, from so far back that I can't remember not desiring those delectable divinities--Milky Way, Three Musketeers, Snickers, Buns, Reese Peanut Butter Cups--anything coated in chocolate (excepting the coconut kind, of course)--was on my list. How I relished being given a nickel to take to the grocery. Certainly the choice was agonizing, and I'll admit, I occasionally chose some bubble gum and suckers over the candy bar, but that was only to save the savoring of the chocolate bar, to intensify my craving, to make myself remember that...