Word: ticketeer
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...asked a student, 'What's the difference between fornication and adultery?' The student replied, 'Well, I've tried them both, and I can't tell the difference.' " In Wisconsin, when asked if he would accept the No. 2 spot on the ticket, Udall quipped: "I'm against vice in every form, including the vice presidency." Given the heavy pressures upon him, it is remarkable that Udall can keep his wit -and his wits. One typical 24-hour period last week went this...
...with a 30-piece orchestra, three dancers and a back-up singing group. "She looked lovely, moved beautifully, but sang with only a two-dimensional plastic perfection," carped the Guardian. Said the critic from the Daily Mirror: "The lady has no depth." Maybe not, but audiences bought up every ticket for the singer's three-day London engagement, and six more concerts have been added at the completion of her 19-city European tour. Even in the plastic version, soul sells...
...fare increase on North Atlantic routes that will go into effect May 1. The new rate will boost the standard economy fare by $42, to $806, for a London-New York round trip and from $968 to $1,010 for a New York-Rome return economy ticket. Hikes in excursion fares used most frequently by tourists were somewhat smaller. A summer "peak season" 22-to 45-day New York-London return ticket will rise $34, to $527, and the prepaid tariff for tickets ordered two months in advance will increase...
While perplexing, the crazy quilt can sometimes mean good travel bargains, provided the passenger and travel clerks can figure out the best rate. A ticket bought two months in advance under one scheme enables a traveler to fly from New York to Paris and then return to New York from Madrid for only $338, v. $658 standard economy fare...
...seat Lyttelton, where the company will make its debut, is a traditional proscenium arch house with the subdued intimacy of a room one might associate with chamber music. No ticket holder can complain about his point of vantage. The raked, beige, tufted seats offer sight lines of geometric clarity. It is as if the air had been filtered for purer vision. The particular largesse of the Lyttelton is a side stage sealed off from the main stage by a soundproof door. A visiting company from the provinces or abroad-and Hall intends to invite them -can mount...