Word: isn
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...says, is the way harm can come from any quarter. If there is fighting in his area, he flees. "If the soldiers come, they might think I am the troublemaker. And if someone doesn't like you, he can go to the guerrillas and tell them something which isn't true and they become your enemy." Though he is a Muzorewa supporter, he was once beaten so badly by black militiamen loyal to the bishop that he had to be hospitalized; the militiamen accused him of not informing on Patriotic Front guerrillas...
...Mayor Kevin White has said the first question is true (although he may regret saying it to the press). And Bostonians, swamping the Boston Globe with letters to the editor protesting the planned sale of the paintings to the Smithsonian Institution, have said that even if the second question isn't true. Boston harbors enough of our "heritage" to justify its claim to the portraits...
...Athenaeum (a historic library that really owns the works) to prevent the sale. Ted Kennedy flew quickly into town (from Washington, a city he evidently wants to spend more time in) to say he doesn't want the paintings to go to Washington. (What's good enough for Ted isn't good enough, for George, evidently. George died without ever seeing the national capital he helped plan...
...George to get him to sit for the painting; she must have angered Stuart because he made Martha's nose awfully big and didn't even stick around to finish the portraits. Even so, the paintings are nice and all, but Gilbert Stuart, the artist (who is very famous) isn't even from Boston (he was born in Rhode Island, poor devil) and George came to Boston with his army only a couple of times. So does Boston really have a claim...
...taken the lusciousness out of her voice, but her insight and style are perfect for the role of the Old Prioress. Maria Ewing in the lead and Betsy Norden as Sister Constance both shine with youth and youthful voices. The Met in Boston reports that Carmelites isn't selling well, so it's probably your best chance to get decent seats at this late hour.Above left, Otto Schenk's naturalistic staging of the Pilgrim's Chorus from Act I of "Tannhauser." Below right, BEVERLY SILLS in "Don Pasquale." Below, TERESA STRATAS in "The Bartered Bride." Opposite page, from...