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...plot that the drunker among us might find a trifle complicated: a pair of happy-go-lucky gondoliers, Marco (Phillipe Pierce) and Giuseppe (G. Cross Woodfield ’06), each marry a flower-toting Contadina—Gianetta (Caroline E. Jackson ’06) and Tessa (Maria Alu), respectively. The couples’ nuptial bliss is thrown into doubt when it is revealed that one of them—no one can say which for sure—may be the heir to the Kingdom of Barataria. The heir among them was transplanted to Venice at birth?...
...cast does a fine job with both the singing and silliness. Both of the gondoliers acquit themselves quite well, although Pierce’s fabulous voice and grand acting style (oh, does he smile!) is uniquely remarkable. Also delightful—and dazzlingly talented—are Alu and Jackson; when they combine with their husbands for their “In a Contemplative Fashion” number, the entertainment reaches a pinnacle (director Leigh Shapiro deserves some credit for this, too). Bo Meng ’06, as Spanish Grand Inquisitor Don Alhambra, projects with fantastic clarity?...
...Players are an institution, and audiences who see one of their shows should prepare for a theatrical experience unlike most at Harvard. As with any G&S show, there are unevenesses, and the stage talent quickly and clearly stratifies: Alu, Meng, Jackson, Coleman and particularly Pierce have voices and stage presences of a cut manifestly above the remainder of the ensemble. Given the diversity of singers’ theatrical backgrounds, this is only to be expected; what made Saturday’s performance surprising, however, was how well the entire cast held its own. The choruses are professional...
...than two weeks after coup leader George Speight and a handful of cronies first seized Mahendra Chaudry and 30 other civilians as hostages, the prime minister of the Solomon Islands on Monday found himself sharing his Fijian counterpart's fate. Gunmen from a tribal militia have taken Bartholomew Ulufa'alu hostage and forced him to announce his retirement. And although the two territories are thousands of miles apart, the link between Speight's actions and those of the Malaita Eagle Force in the Solomon Islands is unmistakable - both are the result of ethnic tensions that date back to the legacy...
...Fijians, and prompted the Fijian army to seize power and nix the constitution. Still, Speight refuses to free his hostages until he and his cronies are given a direct role in ruling the country. Speight's action also inspired gunmen from another aggrieved group, the Malaitans, to grab Ulufa'alu, the prime minister of the Solomon Islands, as part of its ongoing battle with a rival ethnic armed group, the Isitabu Freedom Movement...