Word: matronly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Jennifer Divine plays the first of three main characters, Lily, the middle-aged mother of 12, Divine, who stunningly portrays the matron with an infectious warmth, savors her role, as her ever-present broad smile reflects the good-naturedness of her character. Practical needs spur Lily's participation in the illegal marches, we sympathize with her desires for a better life...
...question that many past county officials have not adhered to conventional rules of procedure. A former county sheriff was caught wildcat strip mining, while other officials have solicited illegal campaign contributions, used county property for private purposes or, as the local paper reported, "duked it out" with the jail matron. All this has led to widespread political apathy. As Gladys Maynard, chairman of a relatively new citizen's action group, observes. "A lot of people here have been deprived and deceived so much by county officials and corporations, it's hard for them to trust anyone...
...Todd in 1957; Singer Eddie Fisher in 1959; and Actor Richard Burton in 1964 and again in 1975. In the early stages of Liz and John's relationship, all was bliss: he was the silver-haired political newcomer, she was his superstar hustings-mate and bubbling party-circuit matron. But when she detoured to her Broadway triumph in The Little Foxes, it was reported that those violet eyes began to wander. At one point, she was linked to Foxes Producer Zev Bufman, 51. Bufman, married to his wife Vilma for 23 years, laughed at the reports. Unlike some...
Join us now for another episode of One Life to Liz. As you will recall, Liz, played by Actress Elizabeth Taylor, 49, toiled briefly as a plump Washington matron, shed 40 lbs. and then made her triumphant Broadway debut in Little Foxes. As we resume our story, Liz tells the producers of ABC's General Hospital that she would like to play a cameo role. And so she does, in five appearances beginning this week, playing Helena Cassadine (widow of former GH Villain Mikkos Cassadine). Alas, it should be recorded that her effort is not pluperfect. It seems that...
Nothing sinister here; no conspiracy to impose the melodious common denominator. Like any thriving business, Broadway creates a product to satisfy a market. Just now the market?the tourist from Tokyo, the matron from Larchmont, the executive with a visiting client and some free time ?appears satisfied to sample the easy pleasures of a revue, a revival, another ho-hummable show. "If you want to know why musicals do so well so long," says Neil Simon, "just walk down Fifth Avenue. All you hear are foreign languages. Musicals they can understand." Adds Joseph Papp, who as head...