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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Such questions of origin and purpose aside, however, the Leverett crew deserves credit for putting together a show without any embarrassingly bad moments and with some rivetingly good ones as well. A workman-like air prevails in the Leverett Old Library, as though the performers want to tell the audience. "We promised you nothing more than a collection of Jacques Brel songs, and here they are." There's a feebly executed but well-meaning attempt to create coffee-house atmosphere--the audience trades its ticket stubs during intermission for a cup of coffee and a croissant--but the floodlit cavernous...

Author: By Scott A. Rosenberg, | Title: Black Sweaters, Black Humor | 11/8/1979 | See Source »

...asking what's wrong. I'd prefer to tell you what I enjoyed about this evening. It's always a pleasure to see one's work performed by enthusiastic actors with a great deal of energy. I thought the young woman who played Lilli (Belle Linda Halpern) showed real promise on the musical stage. Her voice has remarkable range and color, though she use, too much vibrato. Her dramatic timing was also excellent. The same goes for the actor who played Baptista, Katherine's father (Eric Mendelman...

Author: By David Frankel, | Title: Strange, Dear, But True, Dear | 11/8/1979 | See Source »

...performances in Massachusetts high school meets. Forman made regular appearances on the tough indoor circuit as early as 1975, but points out that she took her lumps before burning up the competition. "I remember my first big indoor meet at Madison Square Garden," Forman said, "I guess they could tell I was pretty green; someone gave me the elbow five seconds into the race...

Author: By Michelle D. Healy, | Title: Versatile Runner Recovers to Pace Harriers | 11/7/1979 | See Source »

...South Atlantic'' between South Africa and Antarctica. Officials disclosed that sensing devices on a U.S. satellite had detected the explosion. What the sensors ''saw'' was a flash of light, which dimmed for a microsecond, then became brighter. It was interpreted to be the tell-tale signature of a two-kiloton nuclear blast...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SOUTH AFRICA: Nuclear Clue | 11/5/1979 | See Source »

This notion has been taken to Boston's streets--particularly into the homes of the 58 per cent of voters who, as Timilty's latest ads tell us, "voted against Kevin White" in the preliminary. Back in September, there were four major candidates for the mayor's office, including Finnegan and State Rep. Melvin H. King. And if the campaign managers disagree on most points, they'll both readily admit that somebody will be elected mayor on November 6--and the key to the election is the King/Finnegan vote...

Author: By Robert O. Boorstin, | Title: Joe Timilty's Lonely Campaign | 11/5/1979 | See Source »

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