Word: minority
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...woman in red whispers back in the stage argot of her generation: "Break a leg, David." Alexis Caydom, a TV makeup specialist retained for the occasion, makes one more pass at his client's high cheekbones, then retreats. All is ready for Nancy Reagan to record a minor "first" in the history of First Lady crusades...
...Desk nominations. Yet this overwhelming reputation actually takes the edge off the solid performance at the Schubert. Crimes of the Heart has no major direction or casting flaws. In fact, several members of the cast--most notably Kathy Danzer, who debuted in the original Broadway production--stand out. But minor errors in direction, compounded by the actors' all too frequent tendency to play for audience effect, keep the play from reaching its potential...
...unbeaten junior Elizabeth Evans the Crimson had only minor trouble polishing off UVa on Saturday, 6-3, then picked up the momentum on Sunday to beat William and Mary...
...strength of the minor characters underscores the principals' shortcomings. In particular, James Walch as the indigent Ernest and Jeanette Landis as the dumpy British housekeeper deliver the bold, almost caricature personalities which the play demands. Some flawless performances by minor characters--down to Ernest's butler who, though he barely opens his mouth, creates a lively presence--are flashes of what the play might have been...
Several seemingly minor imbroglios kept relations icier than ever. Consider the Hukuang Railroad bonds affair, a legal chestnut dating back to securities issued by the imperial Chinese government in 1911. Last year a U.S. district court in Alabama issued a default judgment against China to the tune of $41 million owed on the bonds. When the U.S. granted political asylum to the young Chinese tennis star Hu Na in April, the Chinese bristled and cut back on a whole range of cultural exchange agreements...