Word: amphitryon
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...outstanding offender is the book. The show offers less a new version than a misguided variation of the Amphitryon story. Jupiter (George Jongeyans) covets a young American girl on her honeymoon, while son Mercury (William Redfield) is under orders to snare her to Greece, and wife Juno (Charlotte Greenwood) is hot on Jupiter's trail down the slopes of Olympus. With its studious smut and clanging innuendoes, the whole thing is far more down-to-earth than even Jupiter's expedition would license. The librettists apparently fashioned their jests for audiences whose idea of sophistication is not believing...
...play was written by Jean Giraudoux, author of "Amphitryon 38," and the recent Broadway success, "The Madwomen of Chaillot." Prior to the Cambridge opening, the group plans to take the "War" on the road, with a Wellesley opening scheduled for November...
Last fall the group presented "Amphitryon 38." It paid off most of the "Survivor" deficit, and went $5000 into debt on "Amphitryon...
Then it presented "The Man Who Came to Dinner." It paid off most of the "Amphitryon' 'deficit, and went $500 into debt...
...heavy debt from the failure of the Shaw play has influenced both selections for this year. "Amphitryon 38" was played up in the advance publicity as being very sexy, etc., and consequently must have disappointed some patrons. This spring, the HDC took a very daring step it brought in a Hollywood actor and a press agent with a limitless credit account. The amount of money spent on "The Man Who Came to Dinner," is rumored to be up in the 5-digits, but the Club apparently is going to be able to meet its old debts from the profits...