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...dramatic moment comes from tapes made by Nikita Khrushchev after he had been deposed as Kremlin leader in 1964.* The glee in Khrushchev's voice is evident as he recalls toying with Washington after the Soviets shot down a U-2 spy plane in 1960 and captured Pilot Gary Powers. The U.S., thinking the plane had been destroyed and the pilot killed, initially insisted that the aircraft had been on a weather reconnaissance mission. "After they . . . got thoroughly wound up in this unbelievable story, we decided to tell the world what had really happened," says Khrushchev. Eisenhower, who had recorded...
Moscow let this offer pass, while barely containing its glee over Gorbachev's urbane performance. The main Soviet evening TV news program, Vremya, devoted a full hour to reading the interview text, while TASS, the official news agency, rounded up favorable comments from as far away as Zimbabwe. The U.S.S.R.'s state publishing house put on sale, at ten kopecks (12 cents) each, 200,000 copies of a 30-page booklet containing the text of the interview as compiled --and slightly censored--by TASS. The agency deleted a joking allusion to an aged Soviet Finance Minister and a glancing mention...
...windowless room furnished with a metal table and chairs and several chalkboards. "We would work for six to 15 hours at a time. Then Hartley would pop in and demand to know what we'd come up with," said one participant. After his victory, Hartley could scarcely conceal his glee: "This thing is going to keep me busy on the lecture circuit for years. If you want to hear my story, I'll send you an invitation to one of my speeches." One of his aides added, "It'll cost...
...casually appropriates for the finale. The long sequences in which he builds his body count to inestimable levels are well designed and well executed by Director Cosmatos. They are, in fact, so compelling that one tends to chortle in anticipation of Rambo's next superhero ploy, exploding with glee when it exceeds expectations. Oh, well, time enough for shame later, whispers a conscience befuddled by all the noise and excitement...
...perhaps the best undergraduate soprano in recent years. She brings to Cunegonde a spectacular verve and vibrancy most noticably her awe-inspiring solo, "Glitter and be Gay." Here, she mixes her characters sorrow and desolation at being separated from Candide and at being a where with her absolute glee with the baubles and jewels given her. Her vocal strength during the song combines with her splendid duties with Meredith to bring a unique flair to this production. Harvard drama will sorely mourn her loss next year...