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...peasant girls. But then the trouble starts. One of these brothers turns out to be the long-lost king of Barataria, but good Venetian egalitarians that they are, neither of the supposed brothers wants to be the ruler or knows which actually is. All of which gives them good rea on to sing clever songs about people who do not believe in monarchy but must be king. And this, after all, is the only important point. Gondoliers opens with 20 solid minutes of singing, and may just be the lightest, frothiest, most musical musical G & S ever wrote...

Author: By Diane Sherlock, | Title: Turkey at The Union; The Show Must Go On | 12/1/1977 | See Source »

...Niro brings formidable energy and intensity to Jimmy's goofball streak, his sulks, his frustrated rage. But the rea son such a character, as written, should interest us remains as elusive as the Lost Chord. De Niro is unable to move the role beyond the capsule description by the bandleader (played by Big Band Vet eran Georgie Auld, who also supplies the sax solos on the sound track) who first hires Jimmy. "Jimmy plays a barrelful of sax," says the leader, "but he's a top pain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Dissonant Duet | 6/27/1977 | See Source »

...attorney, Somerville lawyer Thomas August, said yesterday. "My understanding of the case is that my client committed a technical violation; there was no mens rea [criminal intent] present...

Author: By Mary G. Gotschall, | Title: Indictments Handed Down by Jury In Ongoing Cambridge Election Probe | 6/4/1976 | See Source »

...proposed budget by 17%. After campus disorders died down, however, Reagan cooled off as well. By the time he left office, the state's higher-education budget had actually increased by 100%. Some educators contend that the quality of the state university system declined somewhat during the Rea gan years. But Brown wants to hold the campuses to "a more austere standard of living" that university officials fear may jeopardize the system. Says McHenry: "In retrospect, a lot of people think that Reagan wasn't so bad. At least he did not question the fundamental role...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: REPUBLICANS: THE STAR SHAKES UP THE PARTY | 11/24/1975 | See Source »

...once-in-a-lifetime pairing. If no one appears much interested in helping them to be their very best, it can be said that no one gets in their way either. That should be reason enough for older view ers to take a flyer on Rooster. And rea son enough to take the kids along, if you were planning a trip to Mount Rushmore...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Half Turkey | 11/10/1975 | See Source »

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