Word: tour
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...astonishing that the South African government has allowed the two plays to tour, not only in South Africa itself, but also throughout the world, when it has at its disposal the convenient Robben Island of a traditionally unscrupled police force. Even if South Africa has been in recent years forced by economic and guerrilla pressure to edge toward a far-off detente with Black Africa, its lenience here suggests that the government, at least, does not consider the political message overbearing. The two plays may suffer from a sense of unsubtle didacticism, but an audience that expects an angry expression...
With an entourage of 40, Uganda's eccentric and frequently brutal President, General Idi Amin Dada, set off on his long-planned tour of Europe. First stop: Castel Gandolfo, Pope Paul's summer residence outside Rome. Though Big Daddy showed up 20 minutes late for the audience, Pontiff and President met for more than an hour and discussed some of the problems facing Catholic missionaries to Uganda. Chief among them was Amin himself, who has restricted the entry of the clergymen into his country. Afterward, while acting as host at a cocktail party for 160 at the Grand...
...role of Maggie during her highly acclaimed New York performance in Cat On a Hot Tin Roof. Then cast as Sabina in Thornton Wilder's 1942 comedy The Skin of Our Teeth, she showed herself to be equally consumed during the show's 2½-month tour through Birmingham, Washington. D.C., and Boston. ("It's the hardest thing I've ever done," she said at one point. "You can't act an idea.") In New York, alas, the magic ran out. Though the New York Times called Ashley's performance the "one good reason...
...plans for a second, as well as a Las Vegas nightclub opening in December. Her new book, in which she tells of her alleged pregnancy by Mills and an abortion, is headed for a press run of 1 million paperback copies. Fanne herself has already headed for a promotion tour through 13 states. All of which will probably keep the Argentine Firecracker apart from her three children, her new $175,000 Connecticut estate and the new sobersided Wilbur for quite some time. "I still love Mr. Mills," said Fanne last week. Small wonder...
...Manila hotel ballroom was festooned with red Chinese lanterns last week, and behind the podium hung a huge black and white photo of Communist Chinese workers and soldiers on a sightseeing tour of the Forbidden City. The meeting was not, however, a rally for Mao, but a gathering of 419 Evangelical Protestants from 22 nations intent on spreading the Gospel to the People's Republic...