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There are two remarkable things about the revival of Abe Lincoln in Illinois, the 1939 Pulitzer prizewinner for best play that opened last week at New York City's Lincoln Center. One is the curtain call, when the full cast of 49 actors crowds the stage, a stunning sight in these budget-conscious days of single-set, four- or five-character dramas. The other, even more startling, is the very fact that anyone would choose to bring this sprawling, earnest pageant back to Broadway. Rather than current theater, it resembles Oberammergau's passion plays or those outdoor historical extravaganzas...
...Nicollier used a robot arm to grab the 43-ft.-long, 25,000-lb. device and lowered it into the shuttle's cargo bay, where some repairs will be done. "Houston, Endeavour has a firm handshake with Mr. Hubble's telescope," Covey told Mission Control. "It's quite a sight." The crew also found that one of the telescope's two 40-ft.- long solar panels was in even worse condition than expected, with severe kinks and twists; astronauts planned to replace both panels in space walks early this week...
Just getting there is half the fun. Taking the shuttle is not only a safe, reliable and practical way to get across campus. It can be amusing as well. The 9:25 shuttle to Lamont arrived a little early--a welcome sight for frozen shuttle riders. At 9:25 on the dot, the shuttle took off, mercifully picking up a few students at an unscheduled stop in front of Schoenhoff...
Within minutes, we were whisked to Peabody Terrace, the apartment complex that houses grad students. Concrete towers, connected to one another by concrete bridges, loom over a dimly lit parking lot, a court-yard, and some playgrounds. Quite a sight...
Johnston said all the agencies involved with housing the families did "a great job." He told of one landlord who took several families "sight unseen" because of the need for housing...