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...never gratuitous, and always surprising; throughout, there's a contagious joy in theatre, a constant thread of spieltrieb, of play and wit and imagination. For example, there's the spontaneous appearance in the first half of a rock band, led by the preternaturally cool Steve Drury, on a podium that rises out of the stage. They are having fun, and the fun draws us in, which is showmanship of the first order...
...extraordinary sight, this huge throng bathed in floodlights with the trifurcated sculpture reaching for the inky sky. But the occasion was even more extraordinary for its message. With the world anxiously looking on, representatives of union and church and state sat together on the podium, unified as Poles despite their differences, all hoping to change the face of Communism without bringing on Soviet intervention. "Our country needs internal peace," said Walesa. "I call on you to be prudent and reasonable...
...government's acceptance of responsibility for the captives was underscored by Prime Minister Mohammed Ali Raja'i when he addressed a huge anti-American rally at the embassy. Tens of thousands of marchers shouted, "Death to American imperialism!" Raja'i delivered a fiery speech from a podium set up inside the embassy compound, proclaiming the hostage progress a victory for Iran. As viewed from Washington, it was encouraging that a government official was welcomed onto the militants' heavily guarded turf. Ever since the seizure of the embassy, U.S. officials monitoring the crisis had been worried that...
Something wasn't exactly serious about this ballgame--you could tell very early on. Right around the time when Dean Rosovsky--William and Mary '48--mounted a podium to conduct the Harvard Band's version of "Veritas," football began to yield to the rapidly accumulating absurdity...
...debate, while failing to bring out new positions of either man on the issues, provided a clear contrast between their personalities and basic beliefs. Reagan was tense at first, but he soon regained his mellifluous stage presence. Asked whether he was affected by sharing a podium with the President, Reagan quipped: "No, not at all. I've been on the same stage with John Wayne...