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...time of widespread pogroms and persecution of the Jews Fiddler is a play of remembrance, appropriate to the Passover spirit. The setting is Anatevka a little town where tradition governs life, and Russians and the Jews live in peaceful coexistence. Through the experiences of the family to Tevye a milkman, we watch the traditions change as peaceful coexistence become open hostility and violence...
...dominates the stage. Sabath grew a beard for his part, and even managers to maintain a Yiddish accent while singing, which itself is extraordinarily strong and solid, especially in Tevye's solo, "If I Were a Rich Man," As Tevye, Sabath brings in a stellar performance as the poor milkman trying to cope with a nagging wife Golde (Ann Pellegrini), five daughters, a perennially lame horse and a changing world...
...Detroit milkman, Boesky earned degrees in both law and accounting and worked for two brokerage firms before starting his own partnership in 1975. His first big success came two years later when he made an estimated $7 million in the takeover battle for Babcock & Wilcox Co., the electrical power plant manufacturer. Before last week's setback, he had parlayed a $4.1 million investment into a firm with assets of $300 million in less than two years. A stylish dresser, Boesky stays in shape for his 18-hr, workdays by playing squash or tennis four times a week. Says...
...state that a local Anglican priest has called "positively feudal." To some, this all seems a charming escape from the stresses and conflicts of the outside world. People born on the island proudly call themselves "kelpers," for the seaweed that grows thickly offshore. Visitors relish the fact that the milkman arrives at the door with his cow and then produces just enough milk to fill a bottle. Or that the big social event of the year is a week-long series of sheep-dog trials, sheep-shearing contests, horse races and other bucolic competitions. Or that the only telephone line...
...addition to his verbal expressions Williams is well known as a prolific writer, having churned out more than 200 papers sharing "his profound insights of what is going on in insects." Milkman remarked...