At the center of much of the brutality in Cervantes’ play is Aldonza (Broadway veteran Heidi Meyer) — a working-class woman and sometimes prostitute — who is distrustful and resistant to accept true gentlemanly kindness bestowed upon her for the first time in her life, in this case by Don Quixote. He is a man on a quest to become a knight. Yes, he is a bit befuddled mentally — he envisions an inn to be a castle and goes into “battle” with a windmill he mistakes for a four-armed giant — but at heart Don Quixote is a truly kind man battling real demons of his own that he imagines are due to an evil magician called the Enchanter. (In reality, he is quite physically and mentally ill.) … [Read more...] about REVIEW: SDMT puts on a compelling ‘Man of La Mancha’
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Life in prison for killer of Reno man at Tahoe hotel-casino
He claimed he was acting in self-defense. He originally was charged with first-degree murder but the jury determined he did not act with premeditation and found him guilty instead of second-degree murder with the use of a deadly weapon. … [Read more...] about Life in prison for killer of Reno man at Tahoe hotel-casino
British man gets life for driving into people by Parliament
A man who drove his car into several people outside Britain’s Parliament in a bid “to kill as many people as possible” has been sentenced to life imprisonment for attempted murder. … [Read more...] about British man gets life for driving into people by Parliament
Lemon Grove man gets prison for fatal stabbing after an argument
Martinez’s sister, Maria Martinez, traveled from her home in Washington to attend the sentencing. She told the judge, “It’s difficult to be here, to know I’m close to the person who took my brother’s life. He didn’t deserve to die that way.” … [Read more...] about Lemon Grove man gets prison for fatal stabbing after an argument
Police ID officer as man hurt in 16-foot fall on cruise ship
News outlets report Huntsville, Alabama, police say officer John Thomas Holliday was hurt Tuesday when he fell nearly 16-feet (5-meters) to the ship’s deck off the Louisiana coast. It described his injuries as not life threatening. The U.S. Coast Guard had initially reported the 23-year-old man was critically injured and airlifted to a New Orleans hospital. … [Read more...] about Police ID officer as man hurt in 16-foot fall on cruise ship
