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POYS OVER THE YEARS READ HISTORY UNFOLD...
Well, let’s try that again. On its face, the ending is quite happy, with fresh-faced youths preparing to conquer the world. And yet, it has the feel of tragedy. The play’s unconventional structure allows the plot to unfold backwards and, therefore, when one sees the idealistic characters at the end of the evening, she can only think with sadness upon how they betrayed their ideals, rolling along through life, merrily forgetting the friendship and values that were once so important to them. It is a cautionary fable, full of surprisingly sentimental Sondheim music...
...harvest and yet finds something sweet to celebrate. Everyone is a pilgrim now, stripped down to bare essentials and a single carry-on bag to sustain us in a strange new world. So no wonder people are making a special effort to get home this year, set the table, unfold the napkins, make the time for a messy conversation with the people who know us best. This is where we find out how we are really doing on the character test: Have the events of autumn left us humbled, or hardened? Bitter at all we feel we have lost...
...attacks, she expected him to hop the first plane, train or automobile to be with her. Instead he wanted to hunker down with his brother in Connecticut. "He's telling me he wants space. And I'm telling him I want him here with me. Watching all this unfold on TV, I never felt so alone and detached," she says. On Sept. 13, she broke off the engagement. "I want to be with someone who, if tragedy strikes, gets on a train instantly to be with me." So her wedding dress will just hang in her closet for a while...
...Martin continues work on Harvard Yard, more of the university’s secrets are sure to unfold. For example, Martin noted that, back in the earliest days of the university’s existence, Harvard’s first professor, Nathaniel Eaton, was relieved after only one year of study for beating his students and servants. For more 17th century gossip, look for Harvard Yard...