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...been more than five years since an American walked in space, but the crew of the shuttle Atlantis did not seem rusty. On a first, unscheduled 4 1/ 2-hour jaunt, astronauts Jerry Ross and Jay Apt freed a balky antenna on an observatory satellite, permitting the $617 million device to be placed in orbit. The astronauts later tested sleds that haul large objects through space on a rail...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SPACE: Walking on Air | 4/22/1991 | See Source »

Director Orion Ross, along with producers Hannah Feldman and Thomas M. Lauderdale, made Duchess memorable both in innovation and production quality. The play they so successfully interpreted describes the plight of a young widowed noblewoman, the Duchess (Tanya Selaratnam), whose forbidden relationship with a lower-class man subjects her to the indignation of her brothers...

Author: By P. GREGORY Maravilla, | Title: Sadism and Flying Refrigerators | 4/11/1991 | See Source »

...Ross and Gammons' creative touches to the set served to heighten the fine character portrayals. For example, a multi-colored background wall illuminated the performers' outlines during night scenes, making the silhouettes seem particularly imposing. This technique became extremely poignant when the ghost of the murdered Duchess reappeared, a dark (and menacing) entity looming against the red background...

Author: By P. GREGORY Maravilla, | Title: Sadism and Flying Refrigerators | 4/11/1991 | See Source »

...Ross effectively used stage accessories to inject humor into the production. A refrigerator, wrapped in red ribbon, dropped out of the sky like a prize in some hellishly flamboyant game show. Unfortunately for the Duchess, this morbid gift from her brothers contained a man whom she believed was the murdered Antonio...

Author: By P. GREGORY Maravilla, | Title: Sadism and Flying Refrigerators | 4/11/1991 | See Source »

Mike Foster and Robert Kincaid both carded a 79, beating most of the Amherst team. Dennis Crowley notched an 83 while Ross Cockrell and Andy Chao struggled, such finishing with a disappointing...

Author: By John B. Roberts, | Title: Linksters Play Under Par Against Strong Amherst | 4/10/1991 | See Source »

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