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A group of commoners living near the nunnery seem at first to play no role in its affairs, only commenting on it irreverently and making merry. They answer all serious problems with a "Well, let's eat!" These commoners represent the masses of Poles, who are less tormented than the...

Author: By Faye Levine, | Title: Joan of the Angels | 3/14/1964 | See Source »

From the opening horseplay in the Fat Knight's lodge to the final tableau in praise of folly, the operatic version of Shakespeare's Merry Wives of Windsor was precisely what the Met needed to dignify an otherwise dolorous season. Zeffirelli's sets were like Dutch paintings...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Opera: Crusade Against Boredom | 3/13/1964 | See Source »

Challenger Clay led them all a merry chase. He met Liston's plane at the airport, spouted insults at Sonny and his wife. He threatened to picket Liston's training camp. He offered to fight Sonny on the street, for free. "I cannot be beaten," he insisted. "It...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Prizefighting: With Mouth & Magic | 3/6/1964 | See Source »

Hey, gang, look what it is! That's right, it's St. Simparootieville's Day! That merry day, only once a year, on which we remember St. Simparootieville's heroic deeds in behalf of his war-tour fatherland, Angria. What would the good people of Angria have done in 1537...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: For Mom and Sweetheart | 2/13/1964 | See Source »

Last week Jomo announced that the general Mau Mau amnesty would end Jan. 15, and thereafter any persons caught carrying unauthorized arms or wearing quasi-military uniforms would be arrested. As tight-lipped police waited to see if Baimungi and his merry band would emerge from the forests, angry Meru...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kenya: A Love for the Forest | 1/17/1964 | See Source »

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