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...states that “The Harvard-Radcliffe Gilbert and Sullivan Players came into existence on March 7, 1956, when it was granted its charter from Harvard University to ‘present Gilbert and Sullivan to the Harvard community.’”It makes specific mention of a “more immediate lead-up to HRG&SP’s birth,” which was “due in part to a group of students in Winthrop House,” who regularly performed Gilbert and Sullivan libretti.An alternate tale appears...
...terse in his reply. “Obviously if this Harvard band was famous, we would have heard of them and not used the name,” he says. “I don’t see them playing here.”Before I mention the idea of “quality over quantity,” Kaye and his cronies take the stage and quickly prove that, despite what they may be saying down in New Haven, one more “Major” does not a great rock band make.The group opens up with...
...Yale, there were books aplenty—and no, it wasn’t the pre-Turkey Day cram, but rather the 30th Annual Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair Nov. 17 at the Hynes Convention Center. Exhibitors hailed from exotic locales like the Netherlands, London, and Paris, not to mention the countless collectors who flocked to this historic literary mecca to browse and collect rare volumes. There was something for every bibliophile, with prices ranging from ten dollars to hundreds of thousands. In addition to books, items available included diaries, letters, sketches, and even a visa application filled...
...that he would first laugh to see the fresh ecstasy of Linus—tiny clustered prints in the white—and then recognize her, Oh!, which would prompt one or the other to start the to-and-fro of pleasantries that might very well lead to mention of coffee, no, strike that, a drink nearby, but she’ll be damned if that half-somnolent insect didn’t provoke the hand that in a few flip-flap motions scotched that fantasia altogether...
There's a reason why Iraqis aren't holding their breath over the Amman summit: Viewed from Baghdad, both George Bush and Nuri al-Maliki are lame ducks. As he winds down his second term, the American president is burdened with a hostile Senate and Congress - not to mention mounting public dissatisfaction with his performance. The Iraqi Prime Minister is less than six months into his first term, and already he faces the same problems...