Word: thread
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...what we call a 'no new program' approach," and his aides think that his politics of reduced expectations correctly reflects the mood of the nation. "The President's philosophy is that government excessively dominates the lives of individuals," says a White House official. "That is the thread of continuity that runs through his approach...
...ready to turn his or her back on this country and say "You go off and have your Bicentennial. I'll mind my own business." It means that no matter how little the Bicentennial might seem to hold for these people personally, they will manage to extract some thread that they can identify with. So what if those so-called revolutionaries sold out the slaves and beat their wives, they seem to be saying, we made our contribution anyway and we're going to throw it at you along with everyone else's red, white and blue propaganda...
...past closing time at the Fogg; its galleries, hung in the first thread of twilight, are deserted. Suddenly Seymour Slive, the museum's new director, throws himself into an exhibit just hung for a course in 18th-century French art. He stalks backwards, arms out-flung, palms raised, beckoning. "Look at this picture," he commands, his bulging, saucer eyes electric under the flu's rheumy glaze. "It's a wreck, a total wreck. But I think some of its qualities can still be appreciated, that I can help in our teaching." Slive is right. The canvas is a patchwork...
...instruments against an orchestral background. Originally intended for chamber performance, the third concerto calls for three violins, three violas, and three cellos, each group acting as a unit. The string orchestra that played last Saturday was heavily weighted against the viola section, both in numbers and in ability. The thread of the music continually got lost; whenever the ball was passed to the violas, they dropped it. The orchestra continued its unpolished performance when it moved on to Stravinsky's Pulcinella Concert Suite. Although the solo work was outstanding, the piece as a whole suffered from ragged entrances and poor...
Cross's Simple (Stephen Cooke) is a funny, friendly man, but he lacks the brilliant wit of the Simple of Hughes's stories. He remains the thread that unites the disparate characters of the play, but pales beside the vitality of some of the other roles. Something of Simple's peculiar brand of militancy and tolerance, obstinate pride and humorous self-depreciation, is missing in this show. Cooke handles his part well, especially in the second act when more of the show centers on him, but Cross's script sacrifices some of the folk hero in her attempt to show...