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Based on Levine's account, the answer, in part, seems to be that American cultural behavior was genuinely different in the early to mid-19th century. Urban workers did spend their free time listening to theater performances which included magic tricks, physical comedy and Shakespearean soliloquys. Bands larger than current ensembles but smaller than full-fledged orchestras would perform both classical music and popular ditties. In the case of Shakespeare, Levine cleverly demonstrates how well people knew the Bard's works by providing examples of the careful, complex parodies of Shakespeare's plays that were performed in the mid-19th...
...fact, Bolger did perform just such a dance number. And, yes, there was an appearance by Ebsen as the Tin Man. But few have seen these scenes for decades, except for a couple of archivists at MGM and some film fanatics. Now they are finally available for home viewing -- but not on tape. They can be seen only on the sumptuous laser-disc Criterion edition of The Wizard...
Renowned saxophonist, Jean Baptiste "Illinois" Jacquet stands out among the artists to perform in the annual Phillips Brooks House-sponsored Jazz for Life concert tonight at Sanders Theater...
President Derek Bok announces his intention to serve as Secretary of Labor in the Bush Administration, insisting that the three days a week he will spend in Washington will not detract from his ability to perform the duties of Harvard's presidency. "Anything Graham Allison can do, I can do better," he tells the Harvard Gazette...
...pressures of being both a student and an athlete can be trying at times, athletes say. Hard practices and long road trips make studying difficult. Likewise, classes occasionally conflict with practices, making it hard to perform at peak level in games, athletes...