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This Tommy will not possess the likes of Elton John or Tina Turner. But it does contain a corps of trained dancers, some professional or pre-professional. In one six-minute number. they perform a hybrid of jazz and ballet combinations choreographed to vintage rock music. Tommy also boasts some sophisticated multimedia effects; obviously, the show demands that attention be paid to sound and lighting. We sincerely hope the change of scene hasn't irrepairably disrupted the production, and that the show opens with enthusiasm and expertise undiminished...

Author: By Scott A. Rozenberg and Troy Segal, S | Title: The Best of all Possible Locations... ...Pinball's Better in a Fishbowl | 4/26/1979 | See Source »

...dissatisfaction with the traditional polytheistic religion of the Arabs, who believed in a panoply of tribal gods and jinn, headed by a deity known as Allah, Says Muhammad's French biographer, Maxime Rodinson: "Both Jews and Christians despised the Arabs, regarding them as savages who did not even possess an organized church...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Special Report: The Messenger of Allah | 4/16/1979 | See Source »

...fear that ye shall not be able to deal justly with the orphans, marry women of your choice, two, or three, or four; but if ye fear that ye shall not be able to deal justly (with them) then only one, or (a captive) that your right hands possess...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Special Report: Some sayings from a Holy Book | 4/16/1979 | See Source »

ATLANTA vs. TORONTO: The Maple Leafs upset the Islanders in a dramatic seven-game quarterfinal matchup last year, and possess Mike Palmateer, in Bruin mentor Don Cherry's opinion the best goalie in the league. Salming, Turnbull and Burrows compose the second-best trio of defensemen in the NHL. The late-season acquisition of Paul Gardner should add punch to an attack that relies almost exclusively upon Sittler and MacDonald...

Author: By Laurence S. Grafstein, | Title: NHL Second Season to Open Tonight | 4/10/1979 | See Source »

...heaviest Ivy League competition the Crimson will have to deal with should come from Cornell and Penn. Although neither school managed to sneak into the top twenty at the indoor championships, both possess depth in several events and should pose a threat to the tracksters...

Author: By Laurence S. Grafstein, | Title: Tracksters Sprint and Spring Into Action | 3/21/1979 | See Source »

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