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...Miserables' world conquest has been fueled by its universal message. It is the classic triumph of good over evil translated into and out of a great French novel and onto a revolving stage with full chorus. Like all moving theatrical experiences from Greek tragedies on, Les Mis invites the audience to apply themes from the show to their own lives...
...touched, frankly, to see that Daniel Altman wants to promote our cause by (mis) quoting in the April 22 Dartboard the text of part of the newest Salient subscription promotion. Since The Crimson so enjoys giving us free publicity, I'll repeat the details of both offers: For $20, graduating seniors can have the Salient mailed to their future addresses. Also for $20, as Altman cites, Harvard undergraduates can have a year of the Salient hand-delivered to their rooms before the biweekly circulation meetings, plus a personalized birthday card...
...whole of the novel, Kern and Hammerstein wrote a great deal of material that was later discarded. Trying to piece together an "authentic" version of a show with more variant editions than Boris Godunov, therefore, is nearly impossible. Wisely, this production restores one of the early casualties, the chorus Mis'ry's Comin' Aroun', a plaintive lament that acts as a kind of fate motive throughout the show (it is heard in the orchestra, for example, when the ne'er-do-well gambler Gaylord Ravenal first catches sight of the sweet, ingenuous Magnolia). Another addition is the charmingly coy duet...
...that President Clinton has a lackluster record on foreign policy is being generous. He might begin to stem the tide of diplomatic mis-steps by recruiting a new team and learning to play hard-ball...
While I enjoyed your article on the summertime activities of Harvard administrators, one monstrous mis-quote prompts this note...