Pleasure Reading.Part 5

   Nick told the reader truth about the Gatsby's past.All the facts about him were outrageous lie,even his personal name was lie.His real name was James Gatz, and he was born to an impoverished farmer in North Dakota, rather than into wealth in San Francisco. He didn't grow up wealthy; he grew up poor.He had his named legally changed to Jay Gatsby at the age of seventeen.He did attend St Olaf's, a small college in Minnesota and dreamed about successful career and self-improvement.Some time later Gatsby met Dan Cody,a man of 55,a self-made millionaire who had made his fortune during the Yukon gold rush.  Cody took Gatsby in and made the young man his personal assistant. When Cody died, Gatsby inherited a large sum of money and vowed to become a success in his own right.
  Nick visited Gatsby in his mansion and shocked to find Tom Buchanan there.The next Saturday, Tom and Daisy both come to Gatsby's party.Tom wanted to find out "the truth" about Gatsby – mostly how he had got his money.Daisy was extremely certain that Gatsby's money came from drugstores.Nick realized that Gatsby wanted Daisy to tell Tom that she had never loved him.

Rendering 7.Theatre

    The article under consideration is headlined "Сhoreographer Gillian Lynne says 'Reality TV is harming the theatre".It is published on the website of the newspaper "The Guardian" on March 24,2013.The author of of the article is Vanessa Thorpe.In the current article the author draws attention that television is really danger to theater.
    Gillian Lynne is famous cheoreographer in London. She worries about the future of the theater.Gillian Lynne, the doyenne of live dance as choreographer of Cats, The Phantom of The Opera and Aspects of Love, is to receive an Olivier award for lifetime achievement next month.According to her opinion television, especially reality TV, is a danger because producers drop someone into a role who has been on television. It's not healthy. They want only instant fame.
     The author underlines that Lynne is the most successful choreographer of several generations. Lynne worked most recently on the West End show Dear World, but her life in dance started in London's East End at the age of 16. Later, she danced with Sadler's Wells Ballet and at Covent Garden, before turning to acting, choreography and directing.
   The author stressed Her Olivier award means she joins an elite list of previous recipients, including Lloyd Webber, Stephen Sondheim, Dame Maggie Smith.Lynne danced the Black Queen in Checkmate, among other leading roles, at the Royal Opera House, where Dame Ninette de Valois picked her out as a rebel.
   The article reports that eventually, Lynne left Covent Garden, returning much later to choreograph and dance in opera interludes.She considered that people must work hard in order to become very famous.Infant fame for her is not very bad.

  To my mind,in spite of the many challenges of the theater,this ancient type of art  would never die. 

Rendering 6.Theatre

    The article published on the website of the newspaper "The New York Times" on March 20,2013 is headlined 71 Years in New York City is enough for Elaine Stritch.The article is written by Patric Healy.In the current article the author speaks about Ms. Stritch, the husky-voiced actress who, decided to finish her career and return home.
    Ms. Stritch is a beloved cabaret star at the Carlyle Hotel.She arrived in New York 71 years ago to become a star, and enrolled in finishing school on the Upper East Side - studying acting. Within four years she was making her Broadway debut, in the 1946 flop play “Loco” and soon after appeared in her first Broadway musical, “Angel in the Wings.”
     The author underlines that Ms. Stritch   became an interpreter of Stephen Sondheim, earning a Tony nomination for singing “The Ladies Who Lunch”  and battled alcoholism and diabetes while embodying the grittiest of gritty broads on television.Her last turn on Broadway was in 2010, as Madame Armfeldt in the revival of the Sondheim-Hugh Wheeler musical “A Little Night Music.”
     The author stresses  that   Ms. Stritch is tired of performances and she is sick of the competition in New York.However she loves being on Broadway.It must be admitted that she has no energy now.
    The article draws a conclusion that before finishing the career   Ms. Stritch performs one last show, “Elaine Stritch at the Carlyle: Movin’ Over and Out.” A final tribute show would be the perfect way to announce she is moving and give her fans the chance to say farewell up close and personal.
  Unfortunately I have never heard about this actress before,but now I think she is very talented and clever woman.It is a very right decision to finish your career if you are not be able to manage with the work.

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    The article under consideration is headlined 'UK playwright plans musical of Anders Breivik's Norway killings'.It It is published on the website of the newspaper "The Guardian" on March 24,2013.The author of of the article is Vanessa Thorpe.In the current article the author speaks about a new a musical show based on the murders in Norway committed in 2011 by Anders Breivik.
    One of Britain's acclaimed writers for the stage, David Greig, has created this show.He also the author of the book for the new Sam Mendes film musical of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Greig has called his new show "The Events",which  examines the limits of human empathy.It will be premiered this summer at Edinburgh's Traverse Theatre, before it travels to London for a run at the Young Vic.
   The author of the article underlines that Greig was most interested in how Norwegian society was feeling. David visited Oslo before the writing and  some people asked him not to write or talk about Breivik. However he wants to understand him and his actions and show his thoughts about it in the musical show.
   The article reports that Greig spoke to many who had lost friends and relatives.As a result, the writer eventually decided not to name Breivik in the show and to relocate the atrocity to his native Scotland.His story centres on a woman, described as being "at the centre of the events", who has to try to decide on her response to the impact of a politically and racially motivated mass murder.
    The author stresses that  Greig was interested in how people responded.Because Breivik's violence was done to an entire society. The writer said he hoped the show would give the audience an experience almost the opposite of a Greek tragedy, which follows a character's thirst for revenge.
     The article draws a conclusion that the playwright's earlier work Dunsinane was recently produced for the Hampstead Theatre by the Royal Shakespeare Company and he is working on plays for the National Theatre of Scotland and the Royal Court in London. Greig hopes "The Events" will make audiences wonder whether a mass murderer such as Osama bin Laden is so different to a lone killer such as Breivik.
     To my mind it is not a good idea to write the whole play about the person,who is a murder of 77 people.He is not deserved it!Also this musical show is painful for many people who has lost their friends and relatives.

Pleasure Reading.Part 4

    When Nick arrived home after his talk with Jordan, Gatsby was waiting for him, excited as a little kid but  tried to hide it.Gatsby asked Nick to arrange  his meeting with Daisy.Nick agreed to do so.It was a rainy day when  Daisy and  Gatsby met,they both were very nervous.The meeting took place at Nick's house and, initially, their conversation was stilted and awkward.Nick left the couple alone for a few minutes. When he returned, they seemed luminously happy.
    They made their way over to Gatsby's mansion, of which Gatsby proceeded to give them a carefully rehearsed tour. Gatsby showed Daisy newspaper clippings detailing his exploits.When he showed her his vast collection of imported shirts, she began to weep tears of joy. Nick wondered whether Gatsby was disappointed with Daisy,with her behaviour. Gatsby imagined her as a goodness,she couldn't  possibly live up to so grandiose an ideal.  

Rendering 4.Art

    The article published on the website "Mutual Art.com"on March 6, 2013 is headlined “Women who Changed Art”. The article is written by Lihi Raviv.In the current article the author speaks about the life and work of six influential women who were great and famous artists.The article was published in honor of International Women’s Day.
   The article is divided into 6 sections.In the first one the author draws attention to a great American artist of the 20th-century Georgia O'Keeffe.She liked to experience with visual edges that have metaphysical implications: between night and day, earth and sky, life and death.O'Keeffe's flower paintings have often been called erotic,she used erotically charged imagery.
  In the second the author gives information about Ella McBride.She was an internationally noted fine-art photographer environmentalist, and civic leader at a time when women were expected to be home keepers.She was a feminist and a working artist.
    Another very famous women,whom the author tells about, is Mary Cassatt.Cassatt's paintings have been most admired for her sensitive and realistically observations of women, often with their children.Cassatt’s world was dominated by the feminine.As for the subjects of her works,they are focused on mothers and their children.
   The article reports about Louise Bourgeois.She was a French-born American artist who gained fame only late in her career.In her works, she focused on the human body’s need for nurture and protection.Her career was an example for a successful woman artist.
   The author underlined that Frida Kahlo has become one of the leading icons in women’s art today. She is one of the first twentieth century fine artists to paint in detail about childbirth, miscarriages and other women's issues.
And the last but not least woman  that the author has listed is Marina Abramovich. She is one of the most exciting contemporary performance artists in the world. Her work explores the relationship between performer and audience, the limits of the body and the possibilities of the mind.
   No doubt,these women are worthy of admiration!

Rendering 3.Art

     The article under consideration is headlined "Louvre hails Mexican school".It is published on the website of the newspaper "The Art Newspaper"on March 6,2013.The author of of the article is Gareth Harris.In the current article the author speaks about the new exhibition that takes place in Louvre.
     The author underlined that the Louvre plans to widen its geographical remit and acquire more paintings by Latin American artists, starting with the Mexican school. The Paris museum has just one work by a 17th-century Mexican artist and wants to enlarge their collection.
    The author stresses that the quality of many Mexican paintings are poor.That's why the organizer of the   exhibition“Mexican Art at the Louvre: Masterpieces from the 17th and 18th Centuries”was very selective.
     The article reports that ten of the works due to go on show are drawn from Mexican museums and public collections, including the Museo Nacional de Arte in Mexico City. According to many specialists, the public will be impressed by the large size of some of the works, such as paintings by Cristóbal de Villalpando.
   Also the author draws attention that the works will be displayed among Spanish paintings of the same period that are shown as part of the permanent collection.The Louvre is interested  in Latin American art of the colonial era.
   The article draws a conclusion that this year is the Year of Mexico in France.So,with the help of these exhibitions, people in France will be able to sturdy Mexican Art.
    To my mind it will be good exhibition,this is an excellent opportunity to get acquainted with new works of art and new famous artists.