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...born in relative poverty, the son of an unassuming parson who died when the boy was seven. He was thereupon adopted by his childless uncle Thomas, a Gargantuan export-import trader (tea, codfish, whale oil) who had built the first mansion on Beacon hill. Uncle Thomas put young Hancock through Harvard, class of '54, and then eight years in the counting room of the House of Hancock. When Thomas Hancock died, he left his 27-year-old nephew a fortune of ?80,000, the largest in New England...
...from a marvel designed by one Nick O'Lodeon, which features 29 instruments. A belly dancer gyrates, jugglers toss balls, and minstrels stroll. On the next level is a nonstop vaudeville show and a sparkling crystal carousel filled with dolphins, Pegasi, centaurs, griffins and a 3,500-lb. whale...
...Whale Show. Save the whales and all that; this is supposed to be good even if you're not particularly a friend of the earth. At the Proposition Theater, 241 Hampshire St., in Cambridge. Wed. and Thurs. at 8:30 p.m., tickets $4.50, student rush...
...Whale Show. At the Proposition Theater, 241 Hampshire St., Cambridge. Wed and Thurs through April, at 8:30 p.m., tickets $4.50, student rush...
...entire starboard side (or so legend has it) crabbed and Harvard's "white whale" ground to a half. Coxwain Bruce Larson called for another complete start, at the end of which the Crimson was five seats behind Coast Guard...