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Last, but not least by any standards, is Boston Ballet's much-loved production of "Celts," with choreography by Lila York and Costumes by Tunji Dada. Since its premiere in March 1996--and riding on the high-kicking heels of "Riverdance" and Michael Flately's debatably egocentric "Lord of the Dance"--"Celts" has become one of the most adored segments in Boston Ballet's recent history. Although the dance remains as pulse-pounding and foot-stomping as ever, this particular revival seems to lack the contagious energy that was known for "ensnaring the audience and lifting it to its feet...
...secretaries. He talks down platoons of men who have hated and now love him. He is no umbrella-fancier, and he carries a cane not to support his 65-year-old body but to prod, strike and point with. He is persistent. The way he got the unwilling Lord Beaverbrook into his Cabinet was to call him up every two hours, day and night, for 36 hours. He knows no fear. During air raids, he often rushes into the gardens of No. 10 with no protection but a "battle bowler...
...bunting in preparation for divine service. Their polite murmurs were suddenly interrupted by the roar of the Jap. The Chaplain dropped his bunting, ran to an anti-aircraft gun and began preaching lead to the Japanese. A few minutes later he was heard to intone: "Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition; I just got one of the sons of bitches...
...deacon in the Sacred College, appeared at the Window of the Benediction in St. Peter's Basilica. His Latin words boomed out over loudspeakers: "Annuntio vobis gaudium magnum. Habemus Papam!" (I announce to you a great joy. We have a Pope!) "He is the Most Eminent and Most Reverend Lord Cardinal Albino Luciani, who has taken the name of John Paul the First...
...buildings magically morph in a technique that might be called Virtual Realty. You have to watch carefully, for this is not an ingratiating film. It drops you into a foreign landscape without guidebook or translator. It is as cool and distant as the planet the Strangers come from. But, Lord, is Dark City a wonder...