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...THEATRE Company of Boston seemed almost moribund last year, when a development project took away its home at the Back Bay Theatre and increased debts threatened to swamp it. The Company is back, however and stronger than ever, if its latest production is an indication. Harold Pinter's Landscape and Silence, and Sam Shepard's La Turista make up the most interesting evening of theatre at the Loeb so far this season...

Author: By Michael Ryan, | Title: The Theatregoer La Turista | 2/12/1971 | See Source »

WHEN I got to Mulligan's Junction, Ga., on my trip South, I wanted to go on to Pelican Swamp, and I asked the old Yankee conductor of the Lightning Express when it would leave for that point. "Wal," he replied, chimerically, "if Bill gets the wood sawed and split for the ingine, and- let's see- tomorrow's the 1st of the month, that's washin-day, if Nancy, that 'ere old niggeress don't use up all the water, and if there should happen to be another feller or missis going your way, and if there...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Through the Past, Howsomever- The Crimson, 1876 | 2/12/1971 | See Source »

After making these notes, I went and bought a twenty-five-couponed palace-car ticket to Pelican Swamp, for four quids, two drinks, and a bowie-knife; then I sat down and waited half an hour...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Through the Past, Howsomever- The Crimson, 1876 | 2/12/1971 | See Source »

...beautification and for the SST, which environmentalists consider a disaster. Except for fostering the Assateague Island National Seashore, his attention to bills relating to wildernesses and national parks was spotty. He missed the roll call on proposals to preserve areas in San Rafael, Calif., Biscayne, Fla., and the Great Swamp...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: The Next Interior Secretary | 12/14/1970 | See Source »

...steady downpour, Harvard's varsity soccer team overcame the elements and soundly beat Dartmouth, 3-0, yesterday in the Business School Swamp. The victory gave Harvard sole possession of the Ivy League lead...

Author: By Ry ROBERT W. gerlach, | Title: Crimson Splashes Through WaterTo 3-0 Soccer Win Over Indians | 10/24/1970 | See Source »

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