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...bored -- its audiences while building a reputation as perhaps the nation's most prestigious regional theater. Although Brustein routinely disparages Broadway, some of his productions end up there, including the 1983 Pulitzer prizewinner, 'Night, Mother. The troupe received Broadway's highest accolade, a Tony Award, last June. A.R.T.'s luster has been augmented by its affiliations with universities -- Yale from 1966 to mid-1979 (another ensemble now performs as the Yale Repertory Theater) and since then Harvard. But its main claim to glory is the quality of its work and the actors who have performed there, from Meryl Streep...
...years, as have maintenance and investment in new buildings. At the same time, enrollment has boomed. Equipment and funds are scarce, classes overcrowded; more than 60% of enrollees drop out after their first year. Even the Sorbonne, the most famous of French universities, has lost much of its academic luster...
...State's Governor with a record- breaking 65% landslide, winning among all types of voters. Yet it was hardly an edifying performance. He seemed churlish about avoiding debates with a feeble G.O.P. challenger and lifted nary a finger for the rest of his ticket. Cuomo lost some of his luster among insiders and could face problems nationally if he continues to raise doubts about his temperament...
Paul Laxalt. His luster was dimmed by the loss of his handpicked successor in the Nevada Senate race. Even worse, he put his prestige and the President's on the line after ignoring party entreaties not to give up the seat...
...stunningly successful U.S. visit will not diminish the problems Aquino must face when she returns this week to Manila. But it certainly added a luster of political sophistication to her image as an honest, principled leader. And that should buy her much needed time -- and the increased loyalty of the Phil- ippine people -- in the difficult months ahead...