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Superimposed on a rainbow of colors ranging from short-wave-length violet light at one end to longer-wave-length red at the other, star spectra show a series of characteristic bright and dark vertical lines that indicate the presence of specific chemical elements. In 1868, one such line in a spectrogram of the sun enabled British Astronomer Norman Lockyer to detect the existence of a new element-helium-before it was discovered on the earth...
...passage of time has faded Finian's Rainbow. Its fantasy minces, its humor stumbles, its message plods. Its plot--which genially ignores internal consistency throughout--soon divests itself of every shred of plausibility and rushes headlong into a happy ending...
...swipe of the racket can slice an opponent's cheek like a scythe; just getting in the way of the ball produces a rainbow-hued bruise that lasts for weeks. The dangers can be exaggerated; yet the strain, particularly on older players, can be considerable in a fast-moving game. "We had a siege of three heart attacks in one week not long ago," says Manhattan Adman Bob Lehman, an official of New York's Metropolitan Squash Racquets Association. "But you hardly ever see players drop dead on the court," he adds wryly. "Usually they do it after...
Case-aid PBH Mental Hosp. Comm,; Choreographer "Finlan's Rainbow"; Commencement usher: Dancer Radcliffe Grant-in-aid Productions; Senior Sister; Jazz Dance Workshop; Cedar Hill Delegate; Radcliffe cheerleader...
...CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER (RCA Victor). Sometimes listening to the album made from a musical is better than sitting through the show-but not this time. Alan Jay Lerner (who wrote the lyrics for the unforgettable My Fair Lady) and Burton Lane (who composed Finian's Rainbow's fine music) miss the Viennese schmaltz of a Hammerstein or a Loewe that would give these songs warmth. Even the soft-sharp voice of Barbara Harris cannot make up for the lack of feeling...