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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...murderer, the climax of the play, there seems no suspense because there is no logical reason for his (or her) guilt. There are no clues, no plot progression or twists. The line are stale and occasionally incoherent, tangential to strang degrees. When Marge delivers a line about the British Royal Army in the context of health inspection, no one laughs because no one understands what she is talking about...

Author: By Ian Z. Pervil, | Title: Don't Eat the 'Slaw'; Order Out | 12/14/1995 | See Source »

...SMITHSONIAN By James Conaway (Knopf; $60). This handsome volume commemorates the Smithsonian Institution's 150th anniversary. Ironically, the Smithsonian was founded with a financial gift from an Englishman who never set foot in the States. James Smithson was a noted mineralogist who, stung by the Royal Society's refusal to publish his scientific papers, bequeathed the U.S. government £100,000 to build "an Establishment for the increase & diffusion of knowledge." Today its trove ranges from the Wright brothers' airplane to a prototype of the Apple personal computer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BOOKS: SEASON'S READINGS | 12/11/1995 | See Source »

Michael will probably never ascend his country's throne, since the monarchy was abolished in 1974. But he still dispenses royal charity. After an aide established a connection with the Montessori school, the faculty introduced Michael to Elisa. On the day he arrived in Brooklyn, he would later remember, "[Elisa] jumped into my arms. She was a lively, charming, beautiful girl. She was so full of love." The prince visited several times, bringing stuffed animals or clothes; the little princess responded with thank-you notes and pictures. Michael's most handsome offer arrived in late 1993: he would pay Elisa...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ELISA IZQUIERDO: ABANDONED TO HER FATE | 12/11/1995 | See Source »

...short term at least, the score seems to be Diana 1, Palace 0. Post-show polls indicated that more than 80% of British viewers were favorably impressed. So much so, perhaps, that the Windsors raised a white flag: senior royal aides said they would discuss with Diana "how we can help her define her future role and continue to support her as a member of the royal family...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NOW ON TV: DIANA, GODDESS OF THE HAUNT | 12/4/1995 | See Source »

Director Richard Eyre, who heads London's Royal National Theatre, draws able performances from nearly everyone as the play moves from synod to seedy bar, from cathedral crypt to council flat. Sommer offers an adept portrayal of a man rich in feeling but poor in political skills, and Cumpsty does a marvelous job of radiating dangerous certitude. He embodies the paradox of the sort of spiritual fervor that, while ostensibly surrendering itself to a Larger Power, borders on megalomania: every cloud in the sky, every leaf on the tree, serves as a personal signal corroborating his uncompromising judgments...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THEATER: POLITICS IN THE VESTRY | 12/4/1995 | See Source »

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