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Apparently repentant at charging full price for a half-length evening, Cherson has tacked on after the performance one of Beckett's self-directed made-for-T.V. shorts, untitled Ghost Trio, it makes Krapp's Last Tape look like Oklahoma! by comparison. While hardcore absurdist buffs may find this collection of long, gray pauses and slow, expressionless voices interesting Ghost Trio acts primarily as a soporific and is assuredly not worth staying for. Better to walk out during the brief intermission between the shows, however gingerly, with the oppressive miasma of Krapp still fresh in your mind...
...Saturday, on a turbulent Seekonk River in Providence. Brown rowing enthusiasts thought for a while that the prize would finally be retaken. The Bruins' shell, stacked with five of last year's IRA freshmen sprint champions, jumped off the line to a half-length lead and seemed poised to pull away from the Crimson boat...
...meter mark, Harvard's oarsmen had dropped down to 34 and were gradually moving by Brown's boat. They held a half-length lead for most of the race, withstanding Brown sprints at 1000 meters and again at 1800 meters...
...Princeton boat was in the lead from the start and at the 1000-meter mark with a challenge by Harvard pulled a power ten to open the lead to a length by the 1200-meter mark. Yale, running second, pulled to within a half-length of Princeton, but also succumbed to the Tiger's smoother and stronger strokes...
...quickly as the joy had erupted, disaster struck back. After a torrential downpour held up the races for 15 minutes, the freshmen heavies embarked on the Grand Finale. As the boats came into the view of the crowd gathered at the home stretch, Yale held about a half-length lead on Harvard and Northeastern. With just 400 meters to go and the boats in an all-out sprint to the flag, the Harvard eight suddenly stopped dead, Cornell and Wisconsin whisking past like a pair of flashes...