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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Simplicity often seems to have the scope of an epigram, and the plays at Lowell House seem to universalize Blitzstein's lyrics even more by their free sweep through time and space. Wakeen Ray-Riv is director and choreographer of "The Harpies," set in ancient Thrace. A farce based on Apollonius, it is Blitzstein's first opera to his own text, performed only once before, in 1953 at the Manhattan School of Music. The new staging here and emphasis on dance is a vital response to Blitzstein's dedication to popular art and depends on the spirit of community...

Author: By Aun Derrickson, | Title: Let the People Sing Out | 12/4/1970 | See Source »

...economic adviser. "This time we're meeting heads of state, we're talking to people who make history," she wonderingly exclaims. "Each time I go to the White House it's a special thrill ?and we go there often now. You make that turn into the grounds you sweep up to the portico, and I think, 'It's mine! It's ours!' Washington is so exciting. It's almost too much of a good thing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Martha Mitchell's View From The Top | 11/30/1970 | See Source »

Harvard escaped the fix when Szaro punted the Crimson 45 after Crone came up inches short on a third-and-six rollout. A personal foul gave Yale a first down at the 26. But the defense smothered Martin on an attempted sweep...

Author: By Robert Decherd, James Hines, and Evan W. Thomas, S | Title: Harvard Triumphs Over Bulldogs, 14-12, Will Share Second Place in Ivy League | 11/21/1970 | See Source »

Yale's aggressiveness is its main defensive strength, but possibly its only weakness as well. The Elis flow quickly with the play, which may make Harvard's recently revived sweep look ready for John Yovicsin's scrap book again, but it may also make Yale susceptible to cutting back across the flow. This is hardly a sure bet, however. Dartmouth used counters to exploit Yale's tendency to overcommit, and "they didn't go much of anywhere," according to Gallhager...

Author: By Evan W. Thomas, | Title: Harvard Backs Matched Against Yale Line | 11/19/1970 | See Source »

...preliminary match. Tony Farrell tallied all six points with a penalty kick and a try as the Harvard B squad defeated the Brown second team, 6-0. Later in the day, the Crimson C unit made it a clean sweep by stopping their Brown counterparts...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Rugby Squad Stops Brown To Grab Tie for Ivy Title | 11/17/1970 | See Source »

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