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Naturally, improvisation is sometimes like swimming without your limbs--you just sink. But when it works, you fly, and without instruments. Second City took flight on a December night in 1959, opening in a converted laundry on North Wells Street, not far from the present, more spacious theater. It was the creation of two University of Chicago alumni, Sahlins and Paul Sills. Earlier, Sills had co-founded the Compass Players, where Mike Nichols and Elaine May first scored their sharp points. Just as the Compass had been, Second City was to be a showcase for performers whose native...
Unlike crew shells, the Dragon Boats take about 25 rowers, who rely on upper-body strength rather than their legs for rowing power. The boats also have a tendency to sink...
...from docudramas. Few books ever become truly "definitive," in the sense that no further books are written to challenge their interpretation. But docudramas have far less often retraveled ground covered by previous examples of the genre. If the only show on a subject is erroneous, corrective information may not sink in when conveyed in the less vivid form of print. The TV networks are plainly within their constitutional rights to make docudramas, and to express whatever point of view they wish. Their output may add to public knowledge and enrich public debate. But given what misimpressions of history a docudrama...
...appear to be signing up in record numbers for European vacation trips, to find antique bargains in London and enjoy three-star meals in Paris. Travel agencies report bookings are up more than 100% over last year. Says Jane Levin of Boston's Garber Travel: "Europe is going to sink into the ocean under the sheer weight of American tourists. In 24 years in the travel business, I have never seen it so busy so early. It's incredible." The strong dollar has also brought benefits to the American consumer. By making imports cheaper, the dollar's rise means that...
...would write anywhere," Jebsen said, adding that he often wrose on buses or trains. Some hotel rooms were poorly lit, so Jebsen had to resort to the light of the bathroom sink for light...