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...portray the image lisle, says Stanley K. Doobin one of the owners of Harvard Maintenance. Ine..an office cleaning company in Manhanan...

Author: By Charles E. Cohen, | Title: They Call Themselves Harvard | 11/29/1984 | See Source »

Andrea Burke '85-'86 is the Woman, L.G. Ubieta is the Man, or rather the memory of the Man who has died and left the Women alone and broken hearted. The II songs portray the struggle between the woman and her bittersweet memories, from the recollection of their first meeting to her attempt to forget...

Author: By Cvrus M. Sinai, | Title: Musical Exorcism | 11/21/1984 | See Source »

...some reason there has been a tendency to mythologize this campaign, to portray Reagan as an abstract force that has settled at the heart of the country and held it in thrall. Our barefoot boy. Our monarch. Reagan has contributed to this view by being at once highly visible and unreachable, creating a public presence so pleasantly familiar that it dismisses normal scrutiny; people like to have him around. But people vote for facts as well as feelings. There is nothing abstract about the appeal of lower personal taxes, lower inflation, lower interest rates; of greater national pride; of relative...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Reagan Country | 11/19/1984 | See Source »

Marat Sade thus presents a dual challenge to its cast--they must portray both lofty historical figures and loonies at the same time. The actors attack this problem with great skill, capturing the madness and hysteria of France's Reign of Terror as well as of the grimmer episodes of the 20th century. Directed by Maja Hellmold, this Marat/Sade suceeds in drawing us into an asylum that is a microcosm of our own crazy world...

Author: By Jane Avrich, | Title: One Big Batty Family | 11/15/1984 | See Source »

...most avid supporters of these roles are, not surprisingly, the women who portray them. "It's fun," says Merrill, whose wealthy character on Hot Pursuit has her husband murdered and frames an innocent woman for the crime. "You get all the aggressions out of your system." Diahann Carroll, who joined Dynasty at the end of last season as the haughty Dominique Deveraux, announced proudly that she would be playing "TV's first black bitch." On the other hand, Collins insists that there is more to Alexis than malevolence: "Women look to her struggles, her strong sense of identity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: They're Puttin' On the Glitz | 11/5/1984 | See Source »

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