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...works on the audience's patience. Sheridan milks his characters for everything they're worth, which isn't more than a few idiosyncrasies. And the plot's chaotic entanglements are as predictable as the first few tricky moves of a cat's cradle. The rivals, Bob Acres and Sir Lucius O'Trigger, vie for the hand of lovely Lydia Languish, who remains cloistered under the guardianship of her old-maid aunt, Mrs. Malaprop. Disguised as Ensign Beverly, Captain Absolute has already secretly won Lydia's favor, but when his father, Anthony Absolute arranges his marriage to Lydia using his real...
...Died. Lucius Holsey Pitts, 58, influential black educator and civil rights leader; of a heart attack; in Augusta, Ga. As more and more black students enrolled in predominantly white universities, Pitts, the son of a tenant farmer, defended the role of traditionally black institutions. In his ten years as president of Miles College, which serves Birmingham's black community, Pitts increased the endowment tenfold, doubled the enrollment and won white allies like John U. Monro, who left his post as dean of Harvard College in 1967 to join the Miles faculty full time. Pitts left Miles...
...Papa Sam began his relationship with U.C.L.A. basketball in the mid-1960s, when former All-America Willie Naulls brought two disgruntled sophomores, Lew Alcindor (now Jabbar) and Lucius Allen, to him for some counseling. Alcindor and Allen in turn brought their teammates, and Sam eventually negotiated the professional contracts of Alcindor, Allen and other Bruin stars, such as Sidney Wicks, Henry Bibby and Nater. Like all his other services, Gilbert's agentry comes free. "I do it because I'm a friend and also a savvy businessman who knows most of the tricks and clauses that the kids...
...Fellowships were established through the bequest of Agnes W. Nieman in memory of her husband, Lucius W. Nieman, the founder of the Milwaukee Journal...
...over the past decade? Former U.C.L.A. players who have graduated to the pros cite various reasons. Milwaukee Bucks' Abdul-Jabbar: "His ability to coach and develop talent is unparalleled." Los Angeles Lakers' Gail Goodrich: "He molds five different personalities into one." Milwaukee's Lucius Allen: "He takes basketball and breaks it into all the little fundamentals." Los Angeles' Keith Erickson: "He's the kind of man you believe in, a man you would like...