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...LONG as there are energetic companies dedicated to fleshing out the subtleties of William S. Gilbert's language and the beauty of Arthur S. Sullivan's score, audiences will never tire of watching the rich legacy of operettas the British team left behind. And audiences this week will delight in the Harvard Gilbert and Sullivan Players' production of Iolanthe, with its strong ensemble of superb voices, good acting and creative staging, that more than live up to the tradition of fine performances the company has built up over the years...

Author: By Rebecca J. Joseph, | Title: 'Iolanthe': Pastoral Perfection | 4/18/1984 | See Source »

...Crimson has been training hard in preparation for this match Coach Dave Fish wants them to be prepared for any situation, possibly to tire the Tigers out early and give the Crimson an advantage late in the matches. He expects them to be mentally and physically ready for the challenge...

Author: By Benjamin R. Reder, | Title: Requetmen Roll; Prepare For Tigers | 2/23/1984 | See Source »

Authors, as a class, have become a kind of tourist attraction in Key West, Fla., in tire same general category as sport fish and gay discos, sunsets and hibiscus. Ernest Hemingway, who wrote nearly half his life's work here between 1928 and 1938, was the first big draw, and he is still the dominant local legend. As a resident, Novelist David Kaufelt (Six Months with an Older Woman) is fond of explaining, "Hemingway is our first literary ghost, the big marlin in the sea. Tennessee Williams is now our second ghost, the bougainvillaea twining secretly into our hearts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Key West: The Writer as a Star | 2/6/1984 | See Source »

...family members were detained for nine years before their release in 1980. Twenty-three types of torture are listed in the report, including pouring boiling water on victims, electric shock and sexual abuse. An oft-used tactic is called dullab, in which a person is hung from a suspended tire and beaten with cables and whips. In one testimony, a 15-year-old boy told of being whipped and threatened with blindness if he did not reveal where his father was. Another student described a soundproof torture room in Aleppo that featured a machine called "the black slave." Recounted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bidding for a Bigger Role: Syria seeks to become the prime Arab power | 12/19/1983 | See Source »

...favored Tinney regained his composure while Dowling seemed to tire. The score was soon...

Author: By Benjamin R. Reder, | Title: Racquetmen Shut Out Navy | 12/2/1983 | See Source »

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