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THERE IS A fundamental miscalculation in the new production of Uncle Vanya--the distance it puts us from the actors. Derek McLane's attractive set consists of a tall house frame, cocked at a slight angle upstage, and, to its right, a large patch of wheat and two swings that seem to reach forever up to the proscenium arch. The action after the first act is confined mainly to the house, which is towering but not very roomy, divided as it is into different levels. The actors, then, are both distant and dwarfed, surrounded by space and yet cramped...

Author: By David B. Edelstein, | Title: So Far Away | 11/18/1980 | See Source »

...heartland of Middle America." The new airline will fly fuel-efficient DC-9 Super 80s, and Muse says that he will slash prices by up to 66%. Fares will be low enough to "get people off the interstate highways and onto airplanes." And what about stewardess outfits? A slight smirk ripples through Muse's white mustache as he says: "They won't look like World War II nurses' uniforms...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Inspiring Muse | 11/17/1980 | See Source »

...League lead it had shared with Columbia and Cornell. Now 8-3-3, the Quakers lost any chance of a bid to the NCAA regionals with the tie. The Crimson, on the other hand, moves to 9-4-1 (2-3-1 Ivy) and retains a slight chance for a wild-card bid in the New England region...

Author: By Daniel Gil and Jeffrey R. Toobin, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSONS | Title: Booters Knot Penn, 1-1, in Double OT | 11/15/1980 | See Source »

...debating the incumbent could dispel lingering doubts about whether he was up to the job of President. Said Senior Adviser James Baker: "We only needed a draw to win." Reagan, in fact, did better than that. Said Carter Pollster Patrick Caddell: "It seems basically a wash, with maybe a slight edge for Reagan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Now, a Few Words in Closing | 11/10/1980 | See Source »

That tilt gave Reagan a slight "bump" in the polls, an edge that apparently grew over the weekend as the president failed in his attempts to bring the American hostages in Iran home before the election

Author: By William E. Mckibben and The CRIMSON Staff, S | Title: Reagan Triumphs in Landslide As Nation Swings to the Right | 11/5/1980 | See Source »

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