Of the great singing stars of the 1940s and '50s, only one - Nat King Cole - died young, at age 45.

Young women today, as in the fifties, find themselves entering the big world and having to make choices.

Dickens was born in 1812 and died in 1870, having produced fifteen novels, many of which can confidently be called great, as well as having accomplished outstanding work in activities into which his insatiable need to expend his vast energies - to achieve, to prevail - carried him: journalism, editing, acting, social reform.

The 1920s brought not only the Charleston but the flat chest.

Diana Vishneva is not only a magnificent dancer but a magnificent actress - no one works harder or understands more.

Every great dance company, even when it seems poised in perfect balance, needs constant renewal of both repertory and performers.