Word: gilbert
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...James A. Gilbert, associate medical examiner, listed the cause of death as "ligature compression of the neck," which Conte said means strangulation...
...Sorcerer: Harvard-Radcliffe Gilbert and Sullivan Players, Agassiz Theatre, Radcliffe Yard, Friday and Saturday...
...IDEALLY, GILBERT AND SULLIVAN plays should be gala affairs, lively and entertaining. Fair maidens and young gents dance on stage, singing quick-paced songs and sporting loud costumes. But The Sorceror, one of the duo's less known musicals, just doesn't live up to this expectation as presented by the Harvard Gilbert and Sullivan Players at Agassiz Theatre...
Lack-luster though it was, The Sorceror is not without some good performances. Lisa Zeidenberg, playing the beautiful Aline, dazzled the audience with an elegant and refined voice. She sang with precise diction--an important factor in making fast-paced Gilbert and Sullivan verse comprehensible. Aline is engaged to marry the wealthy Alex Poindextre (played by Paul Moreaux), a naive Richie Rich who dreams of saving the world through a magical universal love. Alex's exploits create a mid-summer night's dream love tangle, where everyone falls in love with their personality opposite. Though Moreaux played the part...
...whole, The Sorceror suffers less from such strains as from lack of energy and an oddly somber tone. One's expectations for the liveliness of a Gilbert and Sullivan highlight this failing. If you've never seen a Gilbert and Sullivan play before, you might enjoy this performance. But if you've seen one before, you may not want to see them...