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...much of his orotund manner, to Harry Jr., who brings all of the old tricks, and a few new ones, to Broadway. The new, modernized Blackstone slices a woman in half with a 36-inch rotary saw; he makes an elephant disappear; he turns a lady into a tiger. Birds vanish, and an eagle suddenly materializes. A glowing light bulb leaves the stage and floats up the aisles, with the magician close behind, spinning a hoop around it to show that there are no hidden wires. Thirteen grown men, volunteers all, tie Blackstone into knots - which he breaks faster than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Pure Magic | 6/2/1980 | See Source »

...sound effects are also something of a wonder, and Soundman Ben Burtt has conjured up noises never before heard on earth. To find a voice for Chewbacca, reports TIME Correspondent James Willwerth, Burtt combined bears growling, a walrus grunting, a seal barking, a tiger roaring and a lizard-a big lizard-hissing. The result, as anybody who has ever traveled to the planet Kashyyyk knows, is pure Wookie. For Darth Vader, Lucas wanted a sinister sound. Burtt put a tiny microphone inside a scuba tank regulator and found what Lucas wanted: the sound of labored, but mechanical breathing. "The biggest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Empire Strikes Back! | 5/19/1980 | See Source »

...orange plague responded with three goals to tie the game at six. Then, with only 30 seconds left on the clock, Mleczko took the ball and charged the Tiger net, only to be met midway by a Princeton stick...

Author: By James N. Woodruff, | Title: Laxwomen Finish Seventh in Nation | 5/12/1980 | See Source »

...Before the Princeton-Yale race I never talked to the crew. I just asked them if they were ready and they said they were," Raymond explained. In that race, last Saturday, the Crimson evened its record at 2-2 by holding off tough Eli and Tiger crews...

Author: By Mark D. Director, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Up From the Ashes in Worcester: A Lightweight 'Phoenix' | 5/12/1980 | See Source »

After the soberingly fast finish of the Tiger eight the previous week in New Jersey. Harvard had been working on its closing sprint, preparing for a late charge from any one of four powerful rivals in the Sprints. But such a stretch-run never materialized: to everyone's amazement it was Harvard from start to finish...

Author: By Mark D. Director, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Up From the Ashes in Worcester: A Lightweight 'Phoenix' | 5/12/1980 | See Source »

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