Word: helpfulness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Jerrold Gibson '51, director of the Office of Fiscal Services, says the success of the PLP shows that "education is important enough to middle-income parents that they are willing to pay if we can figure out some way to help them...
...remember, if you're looking for some sports action to help you get in shape for your upcoming trip to Florida, then head to the IAB and get your money's worth out of Harvard. It's better than lunch...
...deus ex machina arrival of Beralde (Eric Luftman), Argan's Jock La Lane brother, who forces him to see that his doctors are charlatans, that his wife is a floozy, and that his daughter must marry for love, not his interests. All this is done with the help of a few tricks by Toinette...
...Mather Invalid is an amusing, if not overly polished outing. But if you remember that Mather House isn't Broadway, you'll have an enjoyable evening. Moliere's play is strong enough to carry its own weight and with the help of the aforementioned outstanding supporting players, The Imaginary Invalid can be a real belly laugh. Unless of course you are a pre-med or a humorless hypochondriac...
...blandness that is most offensive here--the lack of subtlety or nuance. This Sleuth whizzes by without ever being felt, and although it cannot help but amuse, it does not punch. When a good comedy is not played right, a short pause occurs between the delivery of the line and the laughter from the audience--a pause where the audience reviews the words, and then realizes that they add up to something funny. But when the delivery is sharp, you feel yourself beginning to laugh even before the line is finished. That never happens in the Leverett production. Although director...