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Connally has already found other work as well. Houston's University Savings, the state's fourth largest thrift, has cast the former Treasury Secretary in commercials promoting financial prudence. In the ads, scheduled to debut on Texas TV stations during the Super Bowl, Connally says that though he and his wife Nellie "worked hard all of our lives . . . things haven't quite worked out like we'd planned. But that's all right," he drawls, "because there's no better place than Texas to start over and save a little...
Even if The Phantom of the Opera were the greatest show on earth, probably nothing in the way of actual experience could measure up to the hoopla that preceded last week's U.S. debut of the monster-meets-girl musical. No previous offering in Broadway history has rivaled the $18 million advance sale for Phantom, a commitment made by hundreds of thousands of people to pay up to $50 a ticket, generally before having had a chance to hear any of the songs, read any reviews or acquire the vaguest familiarity with the imported-from- London stars...
...chorine, maneuvers her career from afar. The beauty-and-the- beast theme and subterranean wonderland setting echo the myths of Persephone, Pygmalion and Faust and also contemporarily embrace Freudian metaphors of sexual awakening. The Broadway launch has been boosted by publicity about Phantom in London, where, since its debut in October 1986, virtually the only way to get in on short notice has been to belong to the royal family: the Princess of Wales, a particular fan, has attended four times...
...admire the fans' dedication. Despite the fact that it usually takes expansion teams about five years to start winning more games than they lose, chances are that Minnesota's new basketball team won't have to worry about winning over the fans. Scheduled to make their debut in 1990, the Timberwolves are sure to be a big hit. At least in Minnesota...
...recent years, it's become a tradition to debut a new series after the Super Bowl. By the end of the game, people are too drunk or too tired to change the channel or even to turn the set off, so they sample a new show--and hopefully a hit is born. It worked for The A-Team; why not The Wonder Years...