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...singular gesture for a profession whose lubricant, next to money, is tact; but in Manhattan last week, the Art Dealers' Association of America, representing the 86 leading art merchants in the country, loosed a statement denouncing the world's most powerful museum, the Metropolitan, and its director Thomas Hoving. "The sale by museums of important works in their collections," said the A.D.A., was "in the nature of a breach of a public trust...
...Goodell and Walter Hickel only deepened Riegle's distaste for the Nixon Administration. As party policy becomes less his cup of tea, one wonders why Riegle continues to drink from it? Why doesn't he "do a John Lindsay?" The answer lies within the Riegle personality. Riegle possesses a singular optimism and fighting instinct. He is an idealist with a profound faith in the individual's capacity to shape his environment...
Some of the supporting players steal nervous glances into the camera, and the scenes of violence are handled with a singular awkwardness, as if the participants were afraid to do one another any real harm. The performances of Walker and Gooding, however, have a kind of scruffy street authenticity. Despite abundant flaws, there is hardly a moment in Bronco Bullfrog that does not display a vigorous, very real talent...
This is not to say that the big, old-fashioned musical is irrevocably doomed, but it must have a singular mood, manner and meaning all its own. Otherwise, all that remains, as Sugar indicates, is a sterile display of high-gloss techniques. · T.E. Kalem
Forget Britannicus. TIME rarely uses the first person singular, even in bylined reviews. Better stick to Hersey, Nero and power. The deadline is next Tuesday...