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Lysistrata is the story of a group of ancient Greek women--Kleonike (China Forbes), Myrrhine (Nell Benjamin), Lampito (Alison Weller) and Ismenia (Daniela Raz) --who, led by the title character (Mary Dixie Carter), withhold sex from their husbands to tempt the men home from...

Author: By Amanda Schaffer, | Title: No Sex Please, We're Athenian | 10/25/1991 | See Source »

...heart of this dance is Lysistrata, by far the most challenging role in the play. Carter convinces the audience that her character has deeper motives than lust. She displays a commanding presence, especially when leading the women in an oath of chastity; "I will withhold all rights of access or entrance..." Occasionally, though, the glitz and energy of the production over-shadow her character. Playing the straight woman among vivid caricatures and dancers is a daunting task...

Author: By Amanda Schaffer, | Title: No Sex Please, We're Athenian | 10/25/1991 | See Source »

...their holdings increased, however, Bank of America officers became nervous about the relationship. In a 1976 memo, a Bank of America officer said "many in the Bank of America feel B.C.C.I. officers withhold information from B. of A. personnel." Among other bothersome items: B.C.C.I.'s habit of doling out what a Bank of America officer described as "special patronage" to "leading political figures in the Middle East." But when Bank of America sold off its stock in B.C.C.I. to I.C.I.C. in 1980, the California bank loaned money to the Cayman Islands outfit to finance the deal. Those loans ultimately enabled...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Scandals: Gilt by Association | 10/7/1991 | See Source »

Tomoharu Nishinu '93, president of both the Japan Society and Sado, called the Undergraduate Council grants "crucial" to his groups' activities and said it was "too bad" that so many people decided to withhold their money...

Author: By Anna D. Wilde, | Title: 17 Percent Waive Annual Council Fee | 10/1/1991 | See Source »

...postwar order, these gains will be short-lived. As long as he continues to refuse to deal with the Palestinians, Shamir cannot expect peace with the Arab states. And without Israeli cooperation, Washington will not automatically provide the support for every Israeli request. President Bush's current attempt to withhold co-signing a loan to fund the absorption of Soviet Jews is a good example of the stands the White House is willing to take...

Author: By Ozan Tarman, | Title: The Ball Is in Shamir's Court | 9/25/1991 | See Source »

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