Word: restorationism
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In 1964, county supervisors decided to give tuition grants to the private schools, summoned white parents and parceled out the money while a Negro parents' suit to bar the grant was pending in the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The Negroes called this action a "midnight raid on the...
In 1676, Sir George Etherege, Restoration fop and mover, tossed off a play called The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter. The play is unfettered by plot, unburdened by morals, unsourced by satire. Like the Glass Flowers, it is all for appearance, a collection of delicately made specimens of...
Given a play which is all show and a show which is all play, the Loeb has done an engaging job -- though not engaging throughout the entire 3 hours. Peter Johnson's scenery, first of all is convincingly Carolingian, intimate, and cleverly peels away before our eyes a la Restoration...
They must, for all of Etherege roles seem very much alike to an audience which doesn't live daily with the subtle social shadings of Restoration London.
James Ackerman, Chairman of the Department of Fine Arts, is chairman of the Boston local committee. Donations are desperately needed; they are tax deductible and should be sent to the C.R.I.A in care of Fogg Museum. The restoration of the works is urgent. Much of what is salvageable needs immediate...