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Other corrections in the history of the Museum are in order, but let me mention merely one. Peretz states that President Lowell's hostility to the Museum, prompted he implies by his "hostility to almost anything that smacked of Jews," caused him to prohibit the curator of the Museum in 1926 from raising any funds for the museum at all. I think Lowell's anti-Semitism is well documented. But in fact he did not forbid the curator from raising funds in 1926. Rather, he crossed out certain names on a list of names submitted by the curator for approach...
...this climate, Spielberg claims "no high expectations for the box-office potential" of his movie. But these days, acts of conscience (Spielberg will donate any profits, or "blood money" as he calls it, to Holocaust charities) have their curiosity value, not to mention Oscar value. He may yet be surprised by his film's power to create answering acts of conscientiousness on the part of moviegoers. He may be surprised -- happily and deservedly...
...talked of finding some way to continue her charitable work in private, while allowing more time with her sons William, 11, and Harry, 9. In light of the rumors of a break with the palace, Diana explicitly claimed to have the Queen's blessing. But she made no mention of her husband at all. "She pointedly excluded the Prince of Wales," observed Brian Hoey, author of several books on the royals. "What she's saying is that she has finished with him." By the time she sat down, she was blinking back tears...
...Also of mention is Gavan Meehan as the unhygienic sailor Dick Deadeye. Meehan plays his part with comic grime; his voice is so expertly characterized we can almost see the phlegm in his throat. The male chorus is picturesque and in one scene, becomes a topnotch a cappella and physical comedy troupe. This is not a women's play; the female chorus does little except hum along in the back ground. The orchestra, conducted by Gilbert Rose, is powerful without intruding upon the action onstage...
...Cincinnati or Florida State, for example, can go after the best high-school football players and can offer them football scholarships, not to mention a less stringent academic requirement...