A front row concertgoer in New York recently disrupted a performance of Mahler's Ninth Symphony when his cell phone began playing a marimba ring tone. New York Philharmonic conductor Alan Gilbert halted the orchestra until the cell phone was silenced. We, however, have always felt that the Mahler Ninth needed a marimba.
Meryl Streep has received praise for her performance as Margaret Thatcher in "The Iron Lady," while the film's depiction of the former British prime minister has been assailed, in loyal Conservative quarters, with obloquy. Ms. Streep, undaunted, travels to Canada for her next portrayal of a powerful PM: John Diefenbaker.
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