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...rules over the city, and her son has been declared the rightful future king of Troy. The fickle, feckless others have been destroyed by their excesses: Pyrrhus murdered, Hermione a suicide, Orestes driven mad. Ultimately the production's shortcomings are not important. Racine, Miller and Set Designer Richard Hudson thrust the audience into a world askew, and the force that has caused the upheaval -- the dizzying, delirious and dangerous power of passion -- has not much changed from the Greek world...
Perhaps reality lies somewhere between the rapier thrust and the sympathetic ear. There may be a tendency for women to be more jealous of one another than men are of their colleagues, says Niles Newton, a behavioral scientist at Northwestern Medical School. That stems, she thinks, "from insecurities because they haven't been in the workplace as long as men." Assertiveness and rivalry also make many women feel uncomfortable, "and it becomes much more a problem in the workplace, where they are a natural occurrence," says Anne Frenkel, a social worker with the Chicago Women's Therapy Collective. "Women have...
...marriage has thrust the pair into the social spotlight. Says one of Lloyd Webber's close associates: "Sarah II has had quite an influence on his life. They have a certain life-style that he didn't know before. They go to a lot of parties and first nights. They entertain quite a bit. Sarah I was very much a country wife in the traditional English sense. Sarah II is more outgoing, more florid. She is more Zandra Rhodes; Sarah I, more Burberrys...
...former Arthur Murray instructor and a veteran of the disco era who once appeared on American Bandstand. Tonight he's wearing combat attire and camouflage makeup for a monologue about being a 19-year-old in Viet Nam. His act consists of standing with his rifle in a bayonet-thrust position and making robot-like movements, ratchetting across the stage on the stuttered word "nuh-nuh-nuh- nineteen." On a bit about post-traumatic stress disorder the movements go haywire. He throws a grenade. He takes enemy fire, and as he falls forward he gasps, "Was it worth...
...Neill said Tuesday's close call spurred epee contenders, who won only three of their nine bouts against the Engineers to thrust, lunge and guard more tightly against the Judges...