Word: sara
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...prostitute Jenny, will make even the most sentimental viewer forgive her for replacing the familiar German accent of Lotte Lenya. "The Pirate Jenny" and "The Solomon Song" are two of the best examples of Weill and Brecht's art and Miss Sielewicz gives them at least their due. Sara-Jane Smith plays Polly Peachum with a fine veneer of innocence and propriety barely covering Polly's lusty nature. Miss Smith, with the entire cast, seems completely to understand her role, and credit for this must go to director Stephen Aaron. Each character is brought out and paraded in his turn...
...make themselves unattractive to marauding Arab slave raiders who were seeking likely harem material. Both explanations are dismissed by French Sociologist Jean-Paul Lebeuf, a longtime expert on African ethnology and prehistory, who believes he has found the real clue in the lore of the upcountry Fali and Sara tribes...
...told by women of the Sare tribe, however, the legend differs slightly. They believe that the first woman climbed down from heaven on a beanstalk, on her arrival was already wearing the plugs given to her in heaven. To be strong, fer tile and wise like their first ancestor, Sara women also wear the ugly plugs...
...Born. To Sara Delano Roosevelt, 22, granddaughter of F.D.R., daughter of Jimmy, and Anthony di Bonaventura, 24, concert pianist: a son; in Washington, B.C. Weight...
Though their parts afford less opportunity for satire, William White as the rival poet, and Sara-Jane Smith, as the milk-maid Patience, add some clever acting to the production. Along with excellent leads, Patience is served by a chorus of British soldiers and love-sick maidens who enthusiastically catch the G & S flavor. Adele Hugo's choreography and the direction of John Benedict keeps this cast moving through well-timed routines. In the past, disappointing performances have made the Winthrop opera a risky luxury for Gilbert and Sullivan fans. This year, Patience is a necessity...