Word: smashingly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...film The Great Gatsby. More recently, Lauren has looked west for inspiration. His "prairie look" last fall for women, with the hem of a petticoat peeking out from under a skirt worn with a Navajo colored sweater, was fresh, simple and somewhat startling. It was also a smash, and will be repeated, with modifications, this fall...
...present Gilbert and Sullivan in a way that is bright, fresh and respectful of tradition. That much has been proved by Producer Joseph Papp and Director Wilfred Leach of the New York Shakespeare Festival. Their Pirates of Penzance, with Pop Singers Linda Ronstadt and Rex Smith, was a smash hit in Central Park and on Broadway. The Broadway production is still running, and the road company is drawing cheers in Chicago. Ronstadt and the rest are filming Pirates in London, and a British stage cast will open the Papp production at the Drury Lane Theater there in May. Riley...
Sliwa calls reports of problems "exaggerated," but some Angels are less reluctant to acknowledge troubles. Admits Rahni Fiduccia of Chicago: "Most applicants think the Guardian Angels are a glorified Bruce Lee squad and they just want to go out there and smash heads." Says Boston Chapter Leader Susan Piver: "The idea should never have been to blitz Boston. We are limited by manpower and we are limited by funds." Growing pains are inevitable, but if the Guardian Angels fall short on their promises, they will undermine their potential effectiveness. Says Piver: "We've got to build from the ground...
While it may not have the curious fan appeal of professional grappling, college wrestling is a true art form. In contrast to the vicious heart punches and paralyzing spinal stings of all-star smash-ups, the real collegiate sport requires brains, brawn, balance and speed...
American toysellers spent most of the Christmas season last year in the doldrums. Profits plunged when sales of highly touted hand-held electronic games, which had been a smash success the year before, fizzled. But Toys R Us, the largest retailer of playthings in the nation, which monitors its check-out counters with computerized cash registers, by fall had spotted the public's disenchantment with such items and quickly switched marketing tactics. The company cleared the games from its shelves by slashing prices, then stocked up on the better-selling items, including Barbie dolls, Tonka trucks and footballs...