Isadora Duncan portrait on NET Playhouse alters legend
Cynthia Lowry reviews NET Playhouse biography of Isadora Duncan. The documentary traces her rise as a modern dance pioneer and later decline into poverty and scandal with Vivian Pickles portraying the famed dancer across stages and continents.
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Isadora Duncan
NET Playhouse
Public Broadcasting Network
Isadora
Ken Russell
Vivian Pickles
Miss Pickles
Russia
TV critic's affair and exile mirror a tragic life
The article recalls a TV critic who married a Russian poet, faced arrests during a failed U S tour, and saw a troubled union end. Miss Duncan fled Boston banned vows, later exiled by the Soviet Union, her death on the Riviera in 1927 reimagined as a brutal end. The piece also notes a marsupial pouch that opens at the bottom, unlike most.
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United States
Duncan
Russia
Boston
Soviet Union
Riviera
380 Summer Jobs Offered by Shawnee Council
The Shawnee Development Council in Karnak opens registration for 380 Neighborhood Youth Corps jobs for youths 14 and older across Alexander Pulaski Massac Johnson and Union counties. Participants receive eight weeks of work training at 22 hours weekly earning $1.60 per hour. Registration is at area high schools and council offices.
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Shawnee Development Council
Karnak
Development Council
Alexander
Pulaski
Massac
Johnson
Union
Union County Boosts Funds for Khoury League Park
A fund drive in Union County supports Khoury League baseball with a public meeting at 7 30 p m in the Jonesboro courthouse to tally contributions for lights at Anna City Park. Over $2000 had been raised for the field lights, and Saturday at 9 a m volunteers will canvass neighborhoods wearing Khoury League tags.
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Union County
Jonesboro
Anna City Park
Sioux ceremonial dance at George Washington University
Sydney Earl adds modern touch with sunglasses during the Sioux ceremonial dance at the 1st Americans First symposium held at George Washington University in Washington. The event blended tradition and contemporary elements in a formal academic setting.
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Sydney Earl
Washington
George Washington University
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