What I saw that night shaped for ever my ideas about what theatre could be: lively, entertaining; politically engaged, popular, speaking to people, not at them, setting up a stage wherever an audience might gather; funny, moving, informative..
At Harvard he taught ancient Greek literature for several years before becoming involved in politics, and began an extensive and popular speaking career.
Re "A Golf Ball That Won't Slice Comes With a Catch: It's Illegal," May 10: That this golf ball is so popular speaks volumes to the state of America's ethical quandary.
Changing hands several times over the centuries between France and Germany has only strengthened the independent character of this fiercely traditional region, where a unique dialect is still the most popular spoken language.
The just-completed European Championships were a success, both critical and popular, relatively speaking.
He returned to England a popular hero, speaking of "peace with honour" (echoing an earlier prime minister, Benjamin Disraeli) and "peace for our time".
And it is popular music, speaking in code on radios and jukeboxes, that has spread many of these terms, not the least of which are the words rock-and-roll and jazz themselves.
After retiring from service, he became a popular activist, speaking at meetings organized by veterans, pacifists, and church groups in the 1930s.
But, he said, "it's something that I've found to be very popular in speaking to working audiences and it's common sense".
Darts requires every bit as much precision, focus and discipline as air rifle or archery, a lot more people have thrown darts than have done those other two things and in England throwing darts is even more popular than speaking ill of the French.
The main portion of the event was a Q&A, which included Minister of Defence Jason Kenney, re-elected earlier this month and the odds-on front-runner for leader of the party, and John Williamson, felled New Brunswick MP who was particularly popular for speaking out against his own party when the occasion arose.
