Word: classically
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Technically, The Trials of Brother Jero is rather simple. The one set, designed by Joan Ferenchak, furnishes a classic example of how to use the Mainstage's variable space to good advantage. The structure is simple--a wooden frame shack, covered with ostensible palm fronds, along with a similarly covered proscenium arch set off by blue backlighting; but when combined with the main acting area, a sand-covered expanse in front of Jero's home/church, the intended effect is achieved. No flashy techniques distinguish the lighting scheme. Another minor criticism can be directed at the music--the same fragment...
...classic case of jitters...
...value on the New York Stock Exchange, reaching a high of $50. Suddenly Savin's stock collapsed; by the middle of last week its price had been cut nearly in half, to $27.25, and a modest rally brought it back only to $28 Friday. The drop was a classic case of how jittery stock traders can be panicked by a bit of nonnews...
...Britten's Peter Grimes and Frederica von Stade in The Barber of Seville. This November the Lyric will mount its first Die Meister singer. For opening night next year, Fox has even hired Broadway Director Harold Prince (A Little Night Music) to concoct a new sauce for that classic spaghetti western, Puccini's The Girl of the Golden West. To Carol Fox, the formula for aesthetic and commercial success is as simple as a C-major scale. Says she "All I want is the best." - William Bender
...likes, why he is great, and so on. In the history of sports books, only a few stand out, among them Jim Bouton's Ball Four, Roger Kahn's Boys of Summer and anything written by Roger Angell. A new book that decidedly does not fit into ranks of classic sports works is Red Auerbach: An Autobiography...