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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...song- and-comedy act that elicited raucous laughs and heaving sobs on both sides of the footlights. She was the Callas of Camp, peppering her program with naughty jokes in the spirit of Mae West and Sophie Tucker. Midler's good-timey raunch made her famous as the Divine Miss M, a creature she once described as embodying "everything you were afraid your little girl would grow up to be -- and your little boy." The image obscured her rightful claim as the most dynamic and poignant singer-actress of her time: a 5-ft. 1-in. Statue of Libido carrying...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bette Midler Steals Hollywood | 3/2/1987 | See Source »

...always wish for her") von Haselberg: "I adore her. Her face swims before me when she's not there, and I think about her before I go to sleep at night and I dream about her, and I wake up and I can't wait to see her." Miss M never delivered two more fervent monologues...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bette Midler Steals Hollywood | 3/2/1987 | See Source »

...Sporting Life" is a quick succession of aspects of the wide world of competition. In this expertly choreographed sequence, the satiric targets include the Miss America pageant, the Olympic, and ski-lift conversation. Yes, the targets are obvious and very easy, but thankfully so are the laughs...

Author: By Abigail M. Mcganney, | Title: The 'Moving Theatre' of Beau Jest | 2/28/1987 | See Source »

...Room was given its world premiere last April in the annual A.R.T./New Stages show, and this is another chance to see it if you missed it then. You'd be crazy to miss it again...

Author: By Abigail M. Mcganney, | Title: Curtain Call: | 2/27/1987 | See Source »

...usual, though, the cut-rate prices are loaded with restrictions and are limited to about a third of the airlines' seats, which would otherwise go unfilled. Those who buy Continental's "Maxsaver" tickets, for example, cannot get any of their money back if they miss the flight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AIRLINES: Shoot-Out in The Skies | 2/23/1987 | See Source »

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