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...TRULY COMMANDING presence here, though, is Belle Linda Halperb. As Sally, Halpern makes her numbers--"Don't Tell Mama" and "Cabaret" the two show-stoppers of the evening. Her powerful, rich voice, enravishing and assured stage presence, and uncommon beauty, stand out so much in this production that Cliff's denigration of Sally's talent seems quite odd. For all her escapism and childishness, he should acknowledge her powers of performance. And Halpern sensitively draws forth the unsettled and quite neurotic aspects of Sally all throughout the show. While we cannot be made to admire Sally or pass over...
...them. The pace in this year's race for the Democratic nomination has been especially grueling, as we show in our Nation story. The sort of 18-hour day, for example, in which Candidate Gary Hart made nine stops in seven cities in four states has not been uncommon. For correspondents, the problems seem to stretch unendingly: the usually mediocre, sometimes terrible food; fitful and minimal sleep; the struggle for clean clothes (allnight laundromats are indispensable); and the tedium of long waits...
...situation may be getting worse, "bigotry is not uncommon, but that doesn't make it any easier to wake up to a burning cross in your front yard," said Stevens, in the Mather newsletter...
...White Sox plan to fill a hole at third base in a most uncommon way this season: they will play Mike Squires there, making him the first left-handed infielder in 47 years...
Notoriety alone is not the root of the matter. Many complicated criminal cases routinely cost taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars. The reasons for the phenomenal bills vary from case to case. Brink's-style security is uncommon. More usual cost escalators include lengthy investigations, prolonged jury selection and the growing tendency of lawyers to use streams of well-paid expert witnesses and counterexperts. In trials of indigents, the public must pay for both sides. Some courtroom staff would be employed in any event, but long trials can make it necessary to bring in additional lawyers, clerks and judges...