Word: trice
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...which ended Wednesday, is The Drowsy Chaperone, in which a friendly hermit known only as Man in Chair (co-author Bob Martin) slips a 33-1/3 rpm record out of its sleeve and tells us we are about to hear A 1928 musical called guess what. In a trice, the gent's apartment is converted into a Broadway stage and the musical is performed, with Man in Chair's frequent interpolations on the biographies of the stars. It's all faux, you know, and as directed by Casey Nicolaw (who choreographed Spamalot) the evening has an airy confidence worthy...
...which means, of course, that Bush has plenty of time to resurrect himself; in fact, he will probably survive several boom-and-bust cycles before Jan. 20, 2009, rolls around. The ways of presidential resurrection are many. We've seen sagging Presidents revive their fortunes in a trice. In 1995 Bill Clinton had to insist that he was "still relevant" in a city that had fallen in love with Newt Gingrich's Republican revolution. But a few days later, he was a hero again after his eloquent handling of the Oklahoma City tragedy. George W. Bush's own presidency...
...Langham Place Hotel (www.langhamhotels.com). It's situated in the heaving heart of Mongkok?a working-class district famed for being one of the most densely populated places on earth. Guests thus enjoy the best of both worlds: five-star luxury within, and the "real Hong Kong" outside. In a trice, you can go from strolling through raucous street markets to being back at the hotel and lapping up its creature comforts. Chief among these are the Chuan Spa (with its 360-degree city views) and the impressive guest-room technology (including wireless, Internet-enabled phones). If you're looking...
...connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder working-class district famed for being one of the most densely populated places on earth. Guests thus enjoy the best of both worlds: five-star luxury within, and the "real Hong Kong" outside. In a trice, you can go from strolling through raucous street markets to being back at the hotel and lapping up its creature comforts. Chief among these are the Chuan Spa (with its 360-degree city views) and the impressive guest-room technology (including wireless, Internet-enabled phones). If you're looking...
...Times: ?I could count only nine or 10 problems that I had experienced and was sure we?d run out of problems within two weeks. I was scared to death when I got the assignment and left immediately on a trip to Bermuda.? Apparently, she recovered in a trice. Soon she was booking such prominent guests as W.H. Auden, Pearl Buck and, in a move that stoked considerable controversy, birth-control crusader Margaret Sanger...