Word: pardons
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...colorful scene of indulgence peddling, the churchly abuse that first roused Luther's ire. With drums beating, trumpets blaring and cash boxes gaping, the porcine, goggle-eyed monk Tetzel (Peter Bull) dips a grasping tentacle into every pocket as he makes a carnival-pitchman's promise of pardon for sins committed or intended by persons living or dead, provided one buys a letter of indulgence. After Luther nails his 95 theses to the Wittenberg door, he is summoned by the papal legate Cajetan (John Moffatt). Cajetan is a sly Roman cat who hopes to toy with a provincial...
Blood and guts are the main ingredients of the grand sport. But rugger is still a gentleman's sport. After getting your wind knocked out or after a particularly jarring tackle, one bears (I am told), "Terribly sorry old chap!" or "Pardon me, laddie!" Whether international or local in origin, this custom sets the tone for rugby in New England
Before I came down here I would not have believed, naive as I was, that the agents of law enforcement had the power or even the determination to commit the atrocities, if you'll pardon a favorite word of radicals, which have happened since I got here. My reaction to the news that I was charged with assault with intent to murder was a mixture of fear and incredulity, and later laughter. I threw a brick? I will be indicted and probably convicted on a felony, with a term of two to ten years? What a joke? I then...
...become a more and more popular theatrical genre during the last few years. They offer a versatile vehicle for all types of social and political commentary, and provide a good showcase for versatile new talent. The revue presented last weekend at the Experimental Theater of the Loeb Drama Center, "Pardon Me, I Was Here First!", makes good use of these potentialities...
...Pardon Me" was the initial production at the Experimental Theater, which will present a new play (for free) each weekend during the summer. Later efforts will feature, in addition to the regular company, summer school students in various capacities...