Word: sirs
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...national security of the U.S. The President lashed out at Marxist-led Grenada last month before releasing classified satellite photos of a new international airport being built with Cuban aid. The island's government has been headed by Prime Minister Maurice Bishop since the repressive regime of Sir Eric Gairy was overthrown in 1979. To assess the threat, TIME Caribbean Bureau Chief William McWhirter traveled to the 133-sq.-mi. island. His report...
...major symphony orchestras of America, a group of 20 or so crack ensembles that are flourishing artistically as never before. In unprecedented numbers, they are setting new standards of excellence in performance. In the process, they are changing the face of the country's traditional orchestral establishment. Declares Sir Georg Solti, music director of the Chicago Symphony: "American orchestras are undoubtedly superior to any, except one or two European orchestras. The standard of orchestral playing in America, all over the country, is amazing...
Knowles as the supercilious, genteel Sir Joseph and Bierko as the disgustingly disfigured seafarer Dick Deadeye play magnificently. Knowles, last seen as Figaro in the Lowell House Opera production of The Marriage of Figaro, gives a more distinguished performance this time: His production is impeccable and his stage presence especially his bulging eyes--is extraordinary, Bierko's loud, clear baritone, his bizarre facial contortions, and his dangling motions convey, in the best deadpan performance of the evening, Deadeye's extraordinary despicability and grossness...
...Buttercup, Milroy exhibits the strongest female voice, with her resounding alto in the famous song, "Sweet Little Buttercup." Other successful numbers include Sir Joseph's description of his rise to the first admiralty of the navy--accompanied by his sister, cousins, and his aunts--and the Captain and Deadeye dust, "Merry Maid and the Tar," which goes into encore verses...
...scene, especially, reveals the coordination that should always accompany Pinafore: the night-time scene, as Deadeye and the Captain foil Ralph and Josephine's attempt to clope--much to the surprise of the crew and Sir Joseph. The scene features the downstage, semi-hidden voices of Deadeye and the Captain and the upstage, tiptoed actions of the others. By the scene's climax, a delightful rapport develops among the full company as the Captain vents his anger on Dick and then Sir Joseph on the Captain...