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...avoid acknowledging his position as the 22nd baronet of Murgatroyd. His title carries with it some rather grim duties: the baronet must commit a crime every day, or die in torment at the hands of his ancestors. This curse makes life troublesome for ladies who love Murgatroyds. Dame Hannah, played by Jeannette Worthen, was forced to renounce Robin's uncle, and Mad Margaret, depicted by Rosemarie Grout, quite lost her wits over Robin's brother, Despard, the current baronet. The arrival of Richard Dauntless (William Monnen), dashing sailor and lady-killer, precipitates a crisis. Dispatched to plead Robin's suit...

Author: By Troy Segal, | Title: Bloody Good G&S | 4/27/1978 | See Source »

Director Sully Brown seems to have cast with an eye to physical appearance. This effect works particularly well when Hannah and the ghost of the Murgatroyd she renounced (David Haughton) sing the tale of their love; the actors literally embody the subjects of their song--a "pretty little flower" and a "big oak tree." Overall, the cast is in fine singing and speaking voice, though the stilted dialogue overpowers Weary at times, and Monnen's Cockney accent seems to have a mind of its own, coming and going at will. But there's no need to carp. Acting...

Author: By Troy Segal, | Title: Bloody Good G&S | 4/27/1978 | See Source »

...Hannah Lord Montague made the first detached collar in 1825 in Troy, N.Y., after she became tired of washing her husband's shirts just because the collar was dirty. With a scissors, she snipped off the collar and the result was a new look in menswear...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: So You Think Hourlies Are Tough? | 3/17/1978 | See Source »

...Hannah H. Gray, Yale's provost, became acting president when Brewster left and was considered a top candidate for the post. But early this week she accepted an offer to become president of the University of Chicago, an apparent indication that her prospects at Yale had diminished...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yale Invites Rosovsky | 12/14/1977 | See Source »

Then again, it may not. The corporation may be considering candidates it already knows so well that it doesn't need to interview them, such as Acting Provost of Yale Hannah Grey...

Author: By Gay Seidman, | Title: A High-Risk Position | 12/10/1977 | See Source »

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