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| He insisted "The Cherry Orchard" was "A comedy, in places even a farce"; some may disagree |
Anton Chekhov
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| From east to west, it extends 20 miles from Makapuu Point to Pearl Harbor |
Honolulu
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| Even Daddy Warbucks couldn't buy this 1982 John Huston-directed musical an Oscar; it lost both nominations |
"Annie"
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| An extended work in 3 or 4 movements, or the type of large orchestra that would play it |
Symphony
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| In April 1985 this company announced it was replacing its 99-year-old formula with a sweeter one |
Coca-Cola
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| This type of glass is reinforced with plastic & molded into auto bodies & boat hulls |
Fiberglass
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| He completed "The Brothers Karamazov" shortly before his 1881 death in St. Petersburg |
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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| An annual tulip festival in this New York capital commemorates the city's Dutch heritage |
Albany
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| Woody Allen was nominated for acting in, directing & writing this 1977 film; he won for the latter 2 |
"Annie Hall"
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| On a musical score, a black rectangle on the underside of a staff line symbolizes this pause |
Rest
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| In 1984 he left Paramount to become chairman & chief executive of Walt Disney Productions |
(C: Who is Ovitz?)
Michael Eisner
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| The first glass making plant in America was built at this Virginia settlement in 1608 |
Jamestown
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| Boris Pasternak's only novel, it was rejected by Soviet publishers for its critical approach to communism |
"Doctor Zhivago"
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| In 1777 it replaced New Castle as the capital of Delaware |
Dover
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| Greta Garbo was nominated for this, her first MGM sound film, based on a Eugene O'Neill play |
"Anna Christie"
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| If your sheet music features no sharps or flats, just a treble clef, this is the key |
C
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| In 1986, after months of protest, this dictator fled Haiti & settled in France |
(C: Who is Duvalier?) (Alex: Which one?)
Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier
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| This black glass named for its discoverer is formed by the high heat of a volcanic eruption |
Obsidian
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| This "Gulag Archipelago" writer taught mathematics while in exile in central Asia |
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
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| It's said the Christo Rey Church in this capital is the largest adobe structure in the U.S. |
Santa Fe, New Mexico
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| Her supporting actress win for 1993's "The Piano" made her the 2nd-youngest winner of a competitive Oscar |
(D: Who is Anna Panquin?)
Anna Paquin
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| On a piano it's sweeping a finger up the white keys; on a harp, drawing the finger across the strings |
Glissando
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| Government position held 1981-85 by David Stockman |
Budget Director
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| This glassmaker & artist called his iridescent glass "Favrile Glass" |
Louis Tiffany
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| He began his most famous work, "Eugene Onegin", in 1823 & completed it in 1831 |
Aleksandr Pushkin
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| Franklin Pierce is buried in the Old North Cemetery in this capital city |
(J: What is Boston?)
Concord, New Hampshire
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| She won for her starring role in her first English language film, "The Rose Tattoo" |
(C: Who is Lupino?)
Anna Magnani
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| The 3 basic components of music are melody, harmony & this |
(Chris: What is tone?) ... (Alex: We have less than a minute to go.)
rhythm (or beat)
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| Oscar Arias Sanchez, president of this Central American country, won the 1987 Nobel Peace Prize |
(C: What is El Salvador?)
Costa Rica
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| This glass making city on New York's Chemung River is often called the "Crystal City" |
Corning
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