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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...accepts it, after an intermittent period of abstination, and considers it an adventure. We watch her fall into lust, fall into love and yet bounce out of it all without dependence of the comfortable pattern of her former marriage. She comes through with a renewed sense of self-worth and an awareness of her own needs...

Author: By Rachel R. Gaffney, | Title: An Unmemorable Success | 4/29/1978 | See Source »

...Next comes Hendricks, Winthrop's pitcher, so he probably can't hit worth a damn anyway. Dudley's hurler winds up and whips one high and outside, and I hear Hendricks mutter, 'Hey, what's going on here...

Author: By Michael K. Savit, | Title: Dishing It Out | 4/28/1978 | See Source »

...clumsiness of the finale, however, barely tarnishes the polish of the entire show. As Robin lifts the jinx on the Murgatroyds, so this G&S production lifts the jinx on the opera itself. This Ruddigore is almost perfect--worth seeing twice. The Gilbert and Sullivan Players have done it again, and nobody does it better...

Author: By Troy Segal, | Title: Bloody Good G&S | 4/27/1978 | See Source »

...never more beautiful, and Claude Rains, the aforementioned Lorre, and Dooley Wilson head a marvelous cast. Really great films can be rated by how many times one can sit through them and truly enjoy the experience. Although "Casablanca" has become somewhat overworked as everybody's "favorite," it's still worth seeing at least four times (more for the really hard core...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Kubrick Gets His Kicks; Hawks Hyperventilates | 4/27/1978 | See Source »

...produce, but quite obviously, a lot of people gave it a lot of work. The sets are lavish; the costumes (by Elizabeth Tudor) are beautiful and exquisitely detailed. Drawn entirely from the Harvard "community" almost every actor fills his part--most are better than competent. Measure for Measure is worth seeing, but once the production inspires you to start thinking about it, you can hardly stop. Half the pleasure of experiencing Shakespeare--off the shelf and on the stage--is in asking questions. Since this production lacks strong, cohesive direction, its potential ideas remain potential. Questioning is bound to become...

Author: By Christine Healey, | Title: Questions About Shakespeare | 4/26/1978 | See Source »

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