Word: magic
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...showed herself to be equally consumed during the show's 2½-month tour through Birmingham, Washington. D.C., and Boston. ("It's the hardest thing I've ever done," she said at one point. "You can't act an idea.") In New York, alas, the magic ran out. Though the New York Times called Ashley's performance the "one good reason" for seeing the play, Wilder's 33-year-old parable showed a bit too much age for most of the critics, and the show closed last week after seven performances...
...Tempest is opening the season of the Boston Shakespeare Company. This play is full of magic and romance and beautiful language, and if you've somehow managed to go this long without seeing it, you should take advantage of this opportunity. Tonight and tomorrow at 8 at the Boston Shakespeare Company, Berkeley and Marlborough Streets in Back...
...flower children." My mind was struck with the thought... that a gardener plants seeds, and I became more afraid and clenched my legs together. "It's alright," he told me, and I could feel in his voice that it was. He had the most delicate, quick motion, like magic, as if glided along by air, and a smile that went from warm daddy to twinkely devil. I couldn't tell what...
...come frustratingly close to achieving on his abortive March shuttle. Since then, the Secretary has worked patiently to narrow the gap on specific details that separated the two parties−and to restore his credibility as the world's premier diplomatic negotiator. His latest display of shuttle magic involved 13 flights between Alexandria and Jerusalem in two weeks, and at least a dozen tough negotiating sessions in each country. As Egyptian President Anwar Sadat put it, "Dr. Kissinger has had a hell of a time on both sides...
...race day, three of the original 1,200 horses were recognized favorites: Chick Called Sue, owned by Texas Trial Lawyer Aubrey Stokes; Rocket's Magic, belonging to Louisiana Fish Merchant Bill Thomas; and Bugs Alive, a filly bred by Ralph Shebester, owner of an Oklahoma oil rig repair company. In the starting gate, the three favorites were stationed side by side. Bugs Alive broke clean−a critically important advantage in so short a dash; Chick Called Sue stumbled badly; and Rocket's Magic quickly fell behind. Bugs Alive led all the way. "For the last 100 yards...