Roths Our Gang review skewers Tricky and Nixon
A harsh critique of Philip Roths Our Gang Starring Tricky and His Friends. The reviewer finds the satire overlong and unfocused, praising some wit but faulting lack of discipline and bite. Nixon is depicted through caricature with a wary, mixed response.
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Millard Fillmore
Nixon
Millhouse
Paris
United States
Our Gang
Tricky
Philip Roth
Mr. Roth
Swift
Pope
Twain
Folk music imbued with power from the earth
Nancy Hirsche discusses Spanish folk and classical music during a sabbatical in 1967 with her husband Lee Hirsche. She describes Andalusian flamenco versus tourist sights, Moorish influences, and Spain's musical identity, noting quiet performances, pride, and the preference for classical guitar over opera.
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Nancy Hirsche
McCullough Park Foundation
North Bennington
Europe
Lee
Norway
Shepherrs
Spain
Dostoyevsky's Gambler TV drama opens Nov. 19 on V1 PBS
Edith Evans and Maurice Reeves star in a two part television adaptation of Dostoyevsky's The Gambler airing November 19 at 9 p.m. on Vermont ETV Masterpiece Theatre. The drama centers on Alexei and Polina amid a gallery of colorful characters and gambling mania.
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Edith Evans
Maurice Reeves
Dostoyevsky
The
Vermont
ETV
Grandmamma
Alexei
Georgina Ward
Polina
Colin Redgrave
Mr. Astley
Public Broadcasting Service
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