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Swathed in yards of pearl gray stone marten and crowned with a purple turban, Elizabeth Taylor rode through the streets of Cambridge, Mass., in a 1948 Lincoln convertible like Queen for a Day. The rubric, however, was Woman of the Year, bestowed on Liz last week by Harvard's 133-year-old Hasty Pudding theatrical society. Recalling that in 1951 she had been voted "worst actress in the world" by the Harvard Lampoon, Liz, 45, chuckled: "They didn't have to tell me." This time around, she received tributes to her "great artistic skills and feminine qualities...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Feb. 28, 1977 | 2/28/1977 | See Source »

...second period while tenacious forechecking coupled with a goalie's substitution shut down the Crimson's attack. The harrassed Harvard defense had trouble clearing and eventually handed the puck over to Bethel, who rammed his second tally past Phillips. clawed to a 3-3 deadlock after Matty Marten split Phillips's pads with a blast from the right-slot...

Author: By Robert Sidorsky, | Title: B.U. Deals Freshmen First Rink Loss | 12/11/1975 | See Source »

First among its attractions, The Abduction is by Mozart--and everybody likes Mozart. There are some fine arias in it, notably "Marten aller Arten" for the principal soprano Constanze, and an intricately melodic quartet in which the principal tenors question the fidelity of the women who have been held in captivity by amorous Turks...

Author: By Peter Y. Solmssen, | Title: Operatic Hors-d'oeuvres | 2/28/1974 | See Source »

...audience. His voice is not particularly powerful, and he doesn't exhibit any exceptional control. Elizabeth McLaughlin should not have been singing on the night that I heard her, for she has just recently recovered from bronchitis. The role of Constanze is a demanding one, and she butchers "Marten aller Arten." She is perhaps very courageous, but she should have let her understudy sing. Ruth Elena Harcovitz was splendid as the spitfire lady-in-waiting to Constanze. With no orchestra pit in the Peabody School auditorium singers have to project through their accompaniment. Harcovitz's clean soprano and bright enunciation...

Author: By Peter Y. Solmssen, | Title: Operatic Hors-d'oeuvres | 2/28/1974 | See Source »

...Keim, Marten, and Fullerton came back to also take firsts in the 50-yard freestyle, 200-yard backstroke, and the 200 yard breast stroke respectively...

Author: By James W. Reinig, | Title: Crimson Aquamen Torpedo Army Swimmers, 98-15 | 12/17/1973 | See Source »

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