Word: leveretts
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...disputed extra point proved the margin of victory for Leverett House, which held the lead for nearly the entire game. Leverett went in front to stay early in the first quarter when Lowell, back to punt on its own 5-yard line, gave up a safety as the snap from center sailed out of the end zone...
Chris Smith upped the Leverett lead to 9-0 shortly before half time when he broke off-tackle for a 40-yard touchdown. Some observers said Tony Rothschild's extra point failed to cut the uprights, but the kick was called good...
...other action, Leverett hung on to top Lowell, 9-8, and take second place...
...other lead--missionary Sarah Brown--with a style the usually works but occasionaly grates. Her dialogue is fine, but her singing becomes marred by a series of repeated gestures and tricks that would probably go over on a big stage--say, the Loeb--but look strange on the puny Leverett platform. Ravenal's voice, a pretty, clear soprano, becomes obscured now and then by some Eydie-Gorme-esque whispers, ostensibly for emphasis, and a tendency to park and remain planted in one spot for the duration of a song, much like a 50-mm. cannon. Still, these are minor...
...only major problem with this Guys and Dolls stems from the extreme physical limitations of Leverett's Old Library. This is quite definitely a big-stage musical, and the overly cozy location really hurts. Given those limitations, and some unforseen technical problems, the crew did the best it could. Often their best left a great deal to be desired. The set seems comically tacky at times, particularly in the big sewer scene in Act Two, when three gamblers have to carry flats in with them from the wings, while somehow negotiating the three "Death Ramps" that provide access...