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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Compare this with the sensitively understated Gilman as prim Miss Prism, Cecily's spinster governess. Severe in a herringbone suit, her frizzy yellow hair drawn back tightly in a bun, Gilman stands in her characteristic pose, hands clasped in front of her, and expresses dismay, skepticism and repressed lust with utter conviction...

Author: By Julia M. Klein, | Title: Earnestness Without Style; 'I Speak, Therefore I Am' | 11/4/1976 | See Source »

Algernon's clipped witticisms and Miss Prism's agonized confrontation with her own carelessness are the two high points of this production. But its real star is Joe Mobilia's sets, whose every detail--from the porcelain tea service to the yellow silk upholstered sofa--elegantly evokes late victorian decadence...

Author: By Julia M. Klein, | Title: Earnestness Without Style; 'I Speak, Therefore I Am' | 11/4/1976 | See Source »

...series of malfunctions in The Crimson's photo-typesetting equipment delayed production of the newspaper and caused us to miss on-campus and mailed deliveries. We wish to apologize to those subscribers who did not receive The Crimson...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TO OUR READERS | 11/3/1976 | See Source »

Apart from a couple of Beverly Hills get-togethers (Actor Warren Beatty was host at one), Carter has steered clear of Hollywood. Such tactics have not pleased the candidate's mother. Robert Redford, who endorses neither candidate, flew to Plains and talked with Miss Lillian, 78. She laments that Paul Newman has not followed suit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PERSONALITIES: FAMOUS FACES IN THE RACES | 11/1/1976 | See Source »

...Gypsy. It looks like detritus from the last decade, all full of soured good vibes and oafish notions about freedom of the spirit. Maritza is supposed to represent the wildness that Main longs for, the last chance of his life. From everything Director John Korty (The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman) and Writer Lawrence Marcus (Petulia) show us, she is as liberating as Lucrezia Borgia. Maritza gobbles fruit and chats about Django Reinhardt while Alex makes love to her; she also has a hard time staying out of jail for assaulting another bedmate. No prize himself, Alex is ever aware...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Time to Bail Out | 11/1/1976 | See Source »

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