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...daylight. claimed that he was led by a servant carrying a lantern through a succession of cavernous, shuttered rooms until a door opened into a brilliant drawing room lit by 20 candles. Here sat Emilie, Marquise du Chatelet, surrounded by scientific instruments and glittering "with diamonds like an operatic Venus." Above, "weaving spells" at the head of a secret staircase, sat "the Magician" who was Emilie's lover, the notorious M. de Voltaire. When a bell announced suppertime, the company gathered in a dining room devoid of servants, ate "exquisite" food and wine that was pushed into the room...
Others followed rival leaders, such as Sam Francis or Robert Motherwell, or sought out stylistic byways they could almost call their own. The byways were apt to be dignified with mysterious road signs: Boon, Creation, Fluxus, Rite, House of Venus I. James Ernst coyly offered a Painting with a Secret Title, which resembled a tangle of TV antennas. Such literary hints and gestures were a change from the blunt titles of abstractions in the last few Whitney annuals, which gave merely a number or a date. Possibly more abstract expressionists were beginning to think in terms of meanings, whether...
...usual, investigators were quick to point out that there were many other reasonable explanations for the phenomena: ball lightning, the brilliance of Venus, now entering its brightest period, the breathtaking vision of the northern lights, and, with Sputniks 1 and 11 spinning aloft, the tendency of some imaginative people to go the Russians one better. Sighed the Air Force last week: in ten years, investigators have tabulated about 5,700 "sightings," accounted for all but 2% as being strictly natural, in an earthling sense...
Goody has conducted research on temperatures in the stratosphere, thermal equilibrium, and the spreading of heat in the atmosphere. He has also made studies of the atmosphere of Venus...
Despite a voice of limited range, the outstanding member of the supporting casts is Lee Jeffries, who slinks about the stage in a tight gold dress as a wonderfully seductive Venus. In the role of Orpheus, Harvey White demonstrates the triple talents of violinist (good enough for light opera), singer (the same) and actor (a little too strained for comedy). Anne Wallace, as Diana, has a strong voice but it is difficult to understand her. And James Greene, who plays Styx, demonstrates a somewhat limited acting ability but nevertheless distinguished himself through his pleasant voice...