Word: solidities
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...costumes lighting, and dancing also deserve kudos. The only minor flaws in the production include the lack of an intermission which though not written into the original script could have ben interpolated here because though the cast sustained their momentum for a solid two hours, the audience could have used a brief respite. The orchestra seems slightly underrehearsed, but fortunately was soft enough to enable every singer to be heard clearly. All in all Candide is truly an ensemble performance, featuring an excellent chorts which shows the cruelty of this fallen world in its numerous appearances as citizen of various...
...Janet didn't do too badly," Wentzell said. "Some of our errors came on tough plays, some on easy plays. There's really no excuse, though. They [Stonehill] are a solid, solid team...
...scope and substance, that was simply begging to be told--the American missionary experience in China in the first half of this century. What's more, he's done it in a way which masterfully brings together two awkwardly coexistent branches of the historical novel tradition. Combining the solid factual background of authors like Tuchman or even Michener with the torrid, and sometime, sordid, human details of John Jakes and Harold Robbins. Hersey manages both to inform and to entertain throughout almost 700 pages. And he weaves his complex mosaic around one central, compelling theme--the hidden disaster embedded...
...unit of measurement, like the prime meridian in Greenwich: $169, one way. But that is only as of today. The price is going up to $189 on April 28 and to $199 on June 5. In July, it may increase again. At these rates, the airline is booked nearly solid for May and is already taking reservations for June...
...firm's $4,000 tours and 200% ahead for cheaper excursions. Says the agency's president, Phil Osborne: "Beginning as early as mid-April, people are going to find Europe virtually sold out." By now, the best hotels in Paris and London are all but booked solid for the spring. Says Atlanta Travel Agent Ken Ward: "We're already planning itineraries for people in September and October...