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...Lilac Fairy, danced by Emily Gresh, was a vision of regal magnificence. The majestic power she brought to her role was a marvelous sight to behold, yet she seemed slightly out of place. She appeared even more royal and dignified than the monarchs themselves...

Author: By Sarah A. Rodriguez, | Title: Somnolent 'Beauty' at Boston Ballet | 5/17/1996 | See Source »

...Each lilac-scented spring, hope returned mysteriously, and I returned to Fenway Park. And each autumn, I'd watch the season expire on TV 38. I'd flip the set off and lie down. Summer was over. Baseball was gone. Winter loomed...

Author: By Justin R.P. Ingersoll, | Title: Red Sox Win East. Not! | 4/21/1994 | See Source »

...repetition of odd, graceless flittery arm choreography by the court fairies. By the end of act one, the youthful and energetic sixteen year old Aurora has pricked her finger on Casabosse's poisoned spindle in a beautiful pastoral garden scene while dancing with four foreign princes. The Lilac Fairy saves her by putting a spell on the castle and everyone within its walls falls into a deep sleep...

Author: By Amanda S. Federman, | Title: Sleeping Beauty in Good Shape Even After 100 Years | 10/28/1993 | See Source »

...superbly by Patrick Armand, hunts near the enchanted castle a hundred years after the casting of the spell. The rich costumes and haughty dance render this scene a true early Ralph Lauren moment. The Prince, dressed conspicuously in wedding white throughout the ballet, wanders off pensively self-absorbed. The Lilac Fairy greets him and shows him an apparition of the sleeping princess, and lo and behold, he falls in love. Heightening tension and passion between the Prince and his vision, the Lilac Fairy and the Princess' apparition, in a female-female pairing unusual for classical ballet, dance a beautiful...

Author: By Amanda S. Federman, | Title: Sleeping Beauty in Good Shape Even After 100 Years | 10/28/1993 | See Source »

DICK CHENEY (Defense Secretary under Bush): speeches to Nashua Chamber of Commerce, May 27 and to New Hampshire Federation of Republican Women "Lilac Luncheon," Windham...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Only 953 Campaign Days Left! | 8/2/1993 | See Source »

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