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Dates: during 1970-1979
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PERHAPS WHEN THE ACTION switched to Bohemia in the fourth act, Redford stayed behind in Sicilia. In another production an act as terrible as this would destroy the entire show. But Redford's exceptional talents shine nonetheless in the other four acts--which are gilded by the exceptional performances of...

Author: By Esme C. Murphy, | Title: The Sad Tale's Best | 12/10/1979 | See Source »

In other noteworthy performances, tricaptain Tom Lenz won the 35-lb. weight throw with a person high of 60 ft. 3 1/4 in. Dave Frim copped the 440 in 49.88, and Scott Murrer grabbed third in 51.52.

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: Tracksters Outrun Eagles; Dixon Records Two Wins | 12/10/1979 | See Source »

That's the sort of perverse passion that motivates Deborah Davis's Katherine the Great. While other authors have at least waited until their respective targets were safely settled in their graves before knocking them off their pedestals, Davis spares no such restraint in her heedless rush to profit from...

Author: By Paul E. Hunt, | Title: Whipping The Post | 12/10/1979 | See Source »

The only thing great about Katherine Graham portrayed here is her ability to create "myth that lived on as history, ad truth"--in other words, to lie and get away with it. How does the author support such an audacious accusation? Davis disdains hard facts and instead relies on her...

Author: By Paul E. Hunt, | Title: Whipping The Post | 12/10/1979 | See Source »

To pin the blame for Graham's supposed servility on one event, however traumatic, seems risky at best--irresponsible at worst. And Davis cannot produce any convincing evidence that Graham does dance to the Administration's beat. The Washington Post did smugly support Johnson's Vietnam policy on its editorial...

Author: By Paul E. Hunt, | Title: Whipping The Post | 12/10/1979 | See Source »

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