Gibbon's "Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" is among the wittiest works in the English language, but it also is a work of high moral purpose.

This staged reading, sponsored by the Ten Ten Players, revives one of the acerbic author's wittiest and most memorable works.

The edge in these witty appealing works comes from the way we see human characteristics in new guises as the dog projects pride or dignity, always with an admirably calm, stoic air.

In their place, you'll find urbane, often witty works about the experience of biculturalism.

Ms. Bentley, who does not say how old she is herself, makes funky, witty works that often make fun of herself and her life.

It also presents some of the wittiest works.

The great works for string quartet, whether boisterous, serene, dryly witty or visionary, require close attention; their discourse involves fine points.

Ms. Uchizono, who has produced several witty, vivid works recently, will share the program with dances performed by her troupe.

The works, often witty, robust and stylish, are by modernist artists who were experimenting with typography.