Word: various
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...according to group leaders, employees canvirtually tailor-make their schedules, spreadingout their allotment of hours over various days orworking all at once...
...Burstyn) bonds with her son (Jay Mohr) on his deathbed, where they exchange long-concealed secrets. Gracie (Madeleine Stowe) pursues an adulterous, purely sexual relationship with Roger (Edwards), a no-strings-attached acquaintance with an ironic occupation. The most compelling story involves Hugh (Quaid), a character who wanders through various bars and restaurants telling pathetic, and each time different, sob stories to the people he meets. Finally, the night club atmosphere is the setting for love between the obnoxious, talkative Joan (Jolie) and the quiet, mysterious Keenan (Philippe...
Oddly enough, Gluck maintains a cool, stony voice throughout--despite her pluralistic embraces. She recalls antiquity, speaking through Aeneas, Eurydice and Orpheus in various poems, yet her usage encloses the most tragic scenes in a modern living room. She retells: "In the end, Dido/summoned her ladies in waiting/that they might see/the harsh destiny inscribed for her by the fates." The phrase "In the end" dooms the stanza to almost blase speech, which is almost bucked by the phrase "that they might," until the stanza ends with the prepositional pile-up "inscribed for her by the fates." Flat language and idioms...
...central theme in Candide is that the simple life is best and that one must cultivate one's own garden. The Dunster House Opera remained true to Voltaire's dictate, with an uncomplicated set made up of a backdrop representing the blue sky and two poles upon which various objects were hung as an indication of place. (For example, when Candide journeyed through Eldorado, the city of infinite riches, golden streamers were hung from the poles.) The actors used large wooden blocks as chairs, ships, tables and basically anything else that had to be constructed for the musical. Although...
...addition, friends remembered McMahon's wide range of interests in various disciplines. "He was a marvelous person of great talent in a variety of areas. He's written novels and plays and was involved in various local hospitals," Abernathy said...