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Matthew Gurewitsch article holds American theatrical dramas do not and cannot live up to classics because their characters are so inflexible; photo (M)
Article on New York Yankees' player Derek Jeter as he begins his fourth year as everyday shortstop; photo (M)
*Factory-built modular homes are erected on pier jutting 800 feet into water in Edgewater, NJ; development will consist of 54 condominium town houses and 108 rental apartments; condominiums will be sold for $400,000 to $700,000; rents are expected to be $1,700 to $2,500 a month; developer is River Road Associates LLC; photo (M)
Bracing for Gay Murder Trial Opposing and powerful emotions will converge in Laramie, Wyo., as a trial opens in the slaying of a gay college student. Page 14. Chinese Visit to U.S. Prime Minister Zhu Rongji, the driving force behind China's reforms, arrives in the United States this week bent on improving ties. Page 12.
Former academic building of College of Staten Island is becoming modern office building; developer is Leewood Real Estate Group of Staten Island; president R Randy Lee comments on building's $4.5 million renovation (S)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 31, 1999, covering April 4, 1999.
TLC
Eminem
Britney Spears
Lauryn Hill
Ginuwine
1999Lucille Lortel, American actress, artistic director and producer (born 1900)[†]
Lucille Lortel was an American actress, artistic director, and theatrical producer. In the course of her career Lortel produced or co-produced nearly 500 plays, five of which were nominated for Tony Awards: As Is by William M. Hoffman, Angels Fall by Lanford Wilson, Blood Knot by Athol Fugard, Mbongeni Ngema's Sarafina!, and A Walk in the Woods by Lee Blessing. She also produced Marc Blitzstein's adaptation of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill's Threepenny Opera, a production which ran for seven years and according to The New York Times "caused such a sensation that it...put Off-Broadway on the map."
1999Early Wynn, American baseball player and sportscaster (born 1920)[†]
Early Wynn Jr., nicknamed "Gus", was an American professional baseball right-handed pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Senators, Cleveland Indians, and Chicago White Sox, during his 23-year MLB career. Wynn was identified as one of the most intimidating pitchers in the game, having combined his powerful fastball with a hard attitude toward batters. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972.
In 1999, the world population was approximately 6,089,006,339 people[†]