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...oarswomen lost a little of their rowing edge at that point, but they settled at a 32 cadence and stroke Cynthia Strong kept the boat steady and smooth through the middle part of the course. A power-ten just before the halfway mark picked the boat up, as B.U. continued to fall farther and farther back in Radcliffe's wake...
Gallagher was halfway home when Bingham got a hold of the ball. A good throw would have nailed the runner easily. Instead Bingham's errant throw was to the first base side of home and Gallagher slid in to make...
...started again, crossed a little more than halfway. The cable began to sway. Wallenda leaned forward to keep his balance. One young member of his troupe, waiting on the roof at the far end of the wire, warned him to crouch down for better balance...
...wages in escrow, in case of either dire need or sudden good fortune. Jackson Browne, who had got friendly with Zevon back in Hollywood, wrote him in care of the Dubliner Bar inviting him to return stateside and cut a record. Warren blew the escrow account to get halfway home; a gig in London with the Everly Brothers provided the final funding...
...Lobby" is peppy, sung and danced with a snappiness that doesn't quit till the last bows. In the lobby, the chorus lingers and mingles with larger-than-life-size cutouts of hotel guests, bell-hops and beach umbrellas, all of which give the stage an effective style halfway between art deco and '70s surrealism. None of the flesh and blood lingers in the second act. The cutouts sway and stir as each character dashes madly around. Laurel Leslie, playing Susie, is consistently good, but is truly at her best here, switching costumes, rescuing her brother, dancing Charlestons and tangos...