Word: toning
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...generation idealized by Madison Avenue for its superior muscle tone and free-spending habits is ruefully discovering that, contrary to the promise of the ads, it cannot have it all. Not only that, long absorbed in themselves, the Baby Boomers are a generation that has avoided or postponed commitment to others. Many have little loyalty to their employers and less to political leaders or ideas. Partly because of the economic squeeze, they get married later and have children later. They also divorce more than their parents. Quite a few, it seems, are destined for an awfully lonely...
...genesis was minor: "The only thing I can do as a performer is to give the benefit of what I know about the violin to help him say what he wants to say. I put my hands, heart and belief at his disposal." A complex, rhapsodic study in tone color, it is particularly well suited to Stern's soulful intonation and vibrant technical flair. "You have to study the whole score and put together the sound in your head totally," explains the soloist. "Then you take the work apart measure by measure. You must learn the work from the inside...
...pervasive condescending tone of the review is out of place in light of the intentions of this production. The reviewer appears to be more concerned with being witty than with presenting a fair assessment The review could have been negative without being mean-spirited, and without missing the point of a charity production. All too often, Crimson critics mar their reviews with self-indulgent forays into verbal gymnastics and typically Harvardian condescension. Kate Robin '88 Sarah McKearnan '87 Zak Klobucher...
...During four days of festivities, they will toast one another at a mammoth black-tie dinner, join coworkers on six continents in singing Happy Birthday via satellite and enjoy the hoopla of a two-hour parade through downtown Atlanta. Mayor Andrew Young plans to set the tone for the monster bash by belting out, with the help of a 60-piece orchestra and a 1,000-voice choir, one of the biggest hit tunes of the 1970s. The title? I'd Like to Buy the World a Coke, of course...
...double casting of Friar Lawrence and Prince Escalus presents less of a problem. Jeffrey Korn plays both; his low, reassuring, measured tone of voice as the Friar is easilv distinguishable from the more urgent tenor he gives to the Prince. But these two characters do not relate to the plot and to each other the way the other double-cast characters...