Word: magic
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...those two-and-a-half hours Saturday, the inertia of a century will mingle with the skills of the current squads to produce a few moments of magic. Evidence? Consider 1968, when Harvard came back from a 29-13 deficit to score 16 points in the last minute-and-a-half to "beat" Yale 29-29 in Cambridge. Or 1970, when a slightly-dazed Crimson quarterback named Eric Crone was so happy about his team's 14-10 lead that he ran out of the end zone for a safety--almost costing Harvard the victory ("What in the world...
...often does in this Rivalry, a little bit of magic propelled Harvard to a 22-7 Upset. Sophomore Jim Callinan (who this year bettered the single-season Harvard rushing record) sacked up 73 yeards on the ground, and classmate Pete Coppinger (this season's captain) snared two interceptions to buoy the Crimson past the stunned Bulldogs and 70,000 incredulous observers...
...humorist of the 20th century, had lived a charmed life. In his stories he created an idyllic world, one of wealth and leisure, where no problem was so great that it could not be solved by some quick thinking and a touch of light-hearted deception. His books were magic elixers to the troubled souls of his readers. Like a few stiff drinks, but without the side-effects, a P.G. Wodehouse story could make even the most distressed reader forget about his problems for a while. And his public paid him back in kind: No sooner would...
...does not disdain the actor's craft; she puts it in perspective. She is happy to talk about some of her favorite leading men. Spencer Tracy (nine films with Hepburn, from Woman of the Year in 1942 to Guess Who's Coming to Dinner in 1967): "Spence was a magic actor, funny and quick." Gary Grant (Sylvia Scarlett, Bringing Up Baby, Holiday, The Philadelphia Story): "He was great fun. He had a wonderful sense of comedy." John Wayne (Rooster Cogburn): "He wasn't as clever as Spence, but a brilliant actor nonetheless, bigger than life in his performance?and often...
...moments but in the sharply sarcastic bits of humor laced throughout. Even more importantly in a production with such a small cast, the dramatic tension seldom flags, the monologues seldom ramble. There's a risk in doing a play with only three actors, but there can be a certain magic as well. Luckily, Moore has sensed that the magic of Slow Dance lies in the passions of his characters and has given them correspondingly free rein...