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...needed a stiff drink after the Harvard-Radcliffe Summer Theatre's presentation of Harold Pinter's play, "The Dumb Waiter." With remarkable restraint, Aaron Zelman and Mark Fish (the two characters Gus and Ben, respectively) pulled off what easily could have been a flat, boring piece of comedy. Under the direction of Chris Scully, they brought subtlety and nuance to the characters, fleshing out the obscure, ambiguous script to produce suspense and intensity...

Author: By G. WILLIAM Winborn, | Title: Intense, Satiric 'Waiter' Carried By Strong Acting | 7/8/1994 | See Source »

...eight Branch Davidians convicted for their roles in the deadly shoot-out that precipitated the Waco standoff were sentenced by a federal judge to stiff prison terms ranging up to 40 years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Week June 12-18 | 6/27/1994 | See Source »

Less than two weeks after being placed on the books, the stiff federal law making it a crime to block access to abortion clinics was invoked by the government to prosecute six demonstrators in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Eager to test the new law in court, they had chained and cemented themselves to two cars blocking the entrance to a clinic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Week June 5-11 | 6/20/1994 | See Source »

...taxes" challenge -- appears to be taking no chances. "He's haunted by his '88 experience, when he finally made up his mind and then was out-organized by Bush," says TIME Washington correspondent Laurence I. Barrett. The fortunes of rivals like California Governor Pete Wilson, who is facing a stiff gubernatorial challenge this fall, will probably determine whether the Kansan jumps in. TIME DAILY TIDBIT: No sitting Senator has won the White House since John F. Kennedy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TESTING THE PRESIDENTIAL WATERS | 6/15/1994 | See Source »

...Judging by the opening performance of The Marriage of Figaro, Christie got his wish. The theater is handsome without being ostentatious. The interior is stark, but the warm pine walls save it from being dreary, impeccable modern. According to acoustician Derek Sugden, "Wood can be death unless it's stiff and thick. A softer grain will absorb low frequencies, which means there can be no richness in the sound." He and the Hopkinses decided to use pitch pine left around from Victorian warehouses. Waxed, it has a rosy glow. The modified horseshoe design solves the intimacy problem. Says soprano Alison...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: OPERA: Smiles of A Summer Night | 6/13/1994 | See Source »

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