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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...small, professional Peabody House Theater in Sommerville has chosen to mount The Death of Bessie Smith to punctuate our healing with a question mark. Despite the good intentions of the cast and some genuine moments of radiant acting, The Death of Bessie Smith fails in its appointed role as wakeup call to the insidious prejudice which still permeates our society. The play may not accomplish precisely what the director has set out to do, but it certainly possesses a myriad of redeeming qualities...

Author: By Amy G. Piper, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Colors Clash in Albee's 'Bessie' | 10/9/1998 | See Source »

Next, we have to deal with Jordan--for you river people, living in Jordan is like being Quaded from the Quad. If students still have to live in this far-away dorm, they should be compensated with a wakeup call every weekday morning from President Neil L. Rudenstine's other duties should include "Wrestle-the President" study breaks and personal supervision of a Jordan petting...

Author: By David S. Farenthold, | Title: A Few Immodest Proposals | 1/29/1998 | See Source »

...funding by the Office for the Arts, yet determined to express his talents during Arts First weekend, Marc R. Talusan '97 did his originally-conceived dance-monologue piece in the Kronauer Space. Well-received, the show pushed boundaries without becoming gimmicky or losing its flair and provided a welcome wakeup call to the lazy days of conventional spring theater...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ARTS YEAR IN REVIEW | 6/5/1997 | See Source »

...game must have been a wakeup call because what Harvard then proceeded to accomplish can only be described as remarkable. The Crimson romped through its final 11 games with an average margin of victory of 24 points...

Author: By Eduardo Perez-giz, | Title: W. Hoopsters Can't Lose in Ivies, Return to NCAAs | 6/5/1997 | See Source »

...were coming back from Mexico where the ball travels a lot farther, and the greens play a lot differently," Ranere explained. "[Yale] was a wakeup call for us because of the hard grounds and the wet conditions...

Author: By Rebecca A. Blaeser, | Title: A Good Walk Spoiled at HYP | 4/12/1997 | See Source »

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