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Haas is not the only performer who feels at home in her acting skin. When a cellphone in the audience burped up a loud, Latin ring in the middle of Act II, the heavily rouged, corset-clad Matron Mama Morton (Julia E. Cassis ’06) didn’t miss a beat. Casually turning to Haas, she remarked, “Some people should learn to turn be respectful and turn off their cellphones in shows,” and then breezily finished her lines before launching into a spirited, hearty duet of “Class...
...Marriage, I can picture you sitting in section, drumming your fingers on the table, absent-mindedly staring out the window, thinking about how all you really want to do right now is have a re-match against your roommate in Mario Kart when the unexpected sparkle of an engagement ring jolts you out of your typical section space-out. Engagements are for adults. Could we possibly be (gulp) that old? Midway through senior year, one cannot help but hear about everyone else’s projected future “good news” and plans. When one hears that...
...wholesaler and retailer with specialized cutting and polishing workshops around town. The Kasliwals have parlayed a privileged relationship with the royal families of Rajasthan going back generations into an international following of wealthy jewelry junkies who go for Munnu's unusual pieces (a gold bird perched on a ring, pecking a dangling diamond briolette) and swear by Gem Palace's quality and old-fashioned cuts. The emporium in Jaipur has an Old World feel and all sorts of maharajah castoffs. For those who ask nicely, Munnu's nieces will show off the regalia...
...Taillac?who lives in Jaipur for half the year with her son Edmond, 5?has her atelier in Gem Palace, enjoys access to its craftsmen and buys most of her stones through the company. Her pieces?among them a much copied, chunky cabochon ring and a necklace featuring a "river" of cut stones?have been scooped up by fashionable women ever since stores like Colette in Paris and Barneys New York introduced them...
...consensus in India that gems can improve one's health and destiny: family astrologers order pearls to cool tempers and emeralds to boost teenage boys' school grades. Princess Diya Kumari, 35, daughter of the maharajah of Jaipur, wears a large diamond pendant and earrings and a small evil-eye ring during her afternoon stroll at the palace. When Jaipur was built, beginning in 1727, her ancestors offered tax incentives to lure talented craftsmen, including jewelry workers, and their descendants continue to work all over the city...