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...With the exception of Jimmy Carter, no Democrat has won a clear victory in the south in 40 years--even in 1964, when Johnson lost Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina...
...instance, in its performance of the classic "Swan Lake," the company wore blue costumes rather than white. And the dancers introduced a new perspective on "Giselle," setting it in ante-bellum Louisiana rather than the forest of the Rhineland...
Director Mitchell discovered a similar legend of unrequited love in southern Louisiana, as well as local Creole social customs which allowed him to transpose the classic story: in the mid-19th century, a daughter of a recently freed salve was forbidden to marry a son of a family who had been freed in the 18th century. This Giselle, in love with Albert (whose family had already been free for a century), could never marry him. This tragedy stems from their frustrated love...
With colorful sets and costumes, the first act opens on a magnificent set of Madame Lenaux' Louisiana farm. The women are dressed in calico and straw hats, and the men are milling about, reveling in the sun and the sugar-cane harvest...
Some Republican powers in the capital, believing that Reagan will be the winner, have left an intriguing idea on the White House doorstep. They would like to see Reagan have his Thanksgiving dinner at Camp David and invite such Democratic stalwarts as Louisiana Senator Russell Long, Illinois Congressman Danny Rostenkowski and Oklahoma Congressman James Jones. After the turkey and pumpkin pie, Reagan should take his goblet of Cabernet Sauvignon and ask everyone there to pledge himself to a great legislative crusade to reform the tax system, raise revenue, cut spending and banish those hideous deficits. For that kind of commitment...