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MOST OF GEORGE BERNARD SHAW'S SOcial comment is pretty stingless these days, but there's still spark in the love triangle in CANDIDA, where the title character chooses the "weaker" of two men -- not the lonely boy inured to pain but the proud public man, used to cosseting. Candida's fail-safe feminist speech enlivens the otherwise kittenish and cloying Broadway debut of Mary Steenburgen, an Oscar winner for Melvin and Howard. But the real joy is watching fellow film star Robert Sean Leonard (Dead Poets Society, Swing Kids) as her coltish adolescent admirer. He brings quiet reality...
...client while sipping Sanka, yet allow a movie mogul to fully deduct a $3,700 ride on the Concorde and a $600 bungalow at the Beverly Hills Hotel. On the other hand, it isn't Sanka-sipping salesmen but well-fed executives who most savor the deduction and spark the most resentment. And after all, why should a single nickel be deductible at a place like The Men's Club, a lavish topless joint in Dallas, where up to 25% of the clientele are on expense accounts...
...says a letter he obtained from a Vatican official indicates that the nomination is moving forward. Father John Pawlikowski of the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago says outrage is premature: "The process is a long one, and any major decisions could be years away." Look for the issue to spark discussions between Catholics and Jews: the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, a wire service that goes to more than 100 Jewish publications worldwide, will release a story on the issue this week...
...That spark was evident on a power play that twice made Soucy look like the sieve Catamount fans wished Tracy to be. Soucy's bad misplay of a wide point shot was converted into an open-net tuck-in off of the back boards by sophomore Steve Martins; the goal at 11:30 of the first gave the Crimson a 2-1 lead...
That has helped spark an enthusiastic response among cutting-edge audiophiles. The Wiz, a New York City-based audio-products chain, reports brisk sales for its stock of both DCC and minidisc players. Sony says it will sell about 70,000 MiniDisc players...