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Cynical Aphorist. As Nancy Mitford remarks in her lively introduction, the same cannot be said of Madame de Lafayette, who, after marrying a provincial boor and bearing him several children, spent the remainder of her life on the edges of Louis XIV's court engaged in an endless quest for preferment and place...
...Among them: Manhattan's Copacabana, E Borracho, Cafe Louis XIV; Los Angeles' Giro's and Mocambo; Washington's Harvey's, Chicago's Blackhawk, Philadelphia's Bookbinder's, Boston Latin Quarter, Miami's Copa City...
...years can still be a first rate show. To he sure, the unwieldy plot had to be cut down into manageable length, by eliminating a few descents into the lower world, demons, and so on; but the spirit of stateliness, poise, and pageantry in the grandest manner of Louis XIV's court was admirably preserved. With very simple staging, a feeling of magnificant display was achieved by fanfares, processions, and some excellent choreography by Adele Hooper Huge which managed to combine both sprightliness and grace...
...Yesterday and Today with night pageants on the Seine. Midnight Bicycle Race through the Streets of Paris. Féte Of Place Vendome: a week of celebration in this famous square. Grand Concert in the Louvre courtyard with 2 great symphony orchestras and the coronation music of Louis XIV on original trumpets. Citywide Flower Contest with all the balconies of Paris florally decorated. Rabelais Fair in all its ancient splendour in the markets of Paris. Montparnasse Week. Studios of renowned artists open to the public. Fashion Shows. Special Offerings of the Opera Comique. Historical...
Exam group i--June 7, ii--June 6, iii--June 4, iv--May 31, v--June 8, vi--May 29, vii--June 1, viii--June 5, ix--June 1, x--June 12, xi--June 2, xii--May 28, xiii--June 11, xiv--June 9, xv--June 12, xvi--June 7, xvii--May 29, xviii--June...