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...filing his story to New York, Hillenbrand heard a brusque announcement over the pressroom television that Velasco had been deposed by a coalition of military leaders. He quickly switched gear from reporting the conference to piecing together an account of the swift coup. "The experience," observed Hillenbrand, "was like Gilbert and Sullivan: a lot of generals running around energetically but, thankfully, no real violence...
...since had a close brush with demolition in order to make room for a parking lot. Now it's being carefully brushed off and restored, its wood panelling, brass railings, velvet curtains and stained glass, window preserved for posterity. It's also probably the only movie theater that plays Gilbert and Sullivan between showings. But if you want to preserve any illusions you might have about Singin' in the Rain, maybe you should wait until the feature has changed before you check out the Exeter Street Theater...
...something of a peak, too. The audience let loose repeated barrages of bravos, shouts and applause. Even Andy Warhol was seen to touch palm to palm. The Bolshoi stars were surprised and somewhat unnerved. "They didn't know who to send out first for curtain calls," said Gilbert Hemsley, a production supervisor for Hurok Concerts, which arranged the Bolshoi visit...
...Gilbert became the first woman Harvard Overseer. This year, Gilbert has chaired the Overseers' Visiting Committee on the Harvard Radcliffe Relationship...
...Gilbert was mentioned this spring as a possible candidate to replace retiring Fellow Albert I. Nickerson '33 on the Harvard Corporation...