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...Homburg-hatted and morning-suited, cruised through the streets of Bisho, his capital city, in a black Cadillac. Then, guarded by a gang of security men in ill-fitting suits and sunglasses, Sebe led a flag-waving crowd through a spirited rendition of Lord Bless Africa, the national anthem. "The golden egg of development has been laid," Sebe is fond of saying. "It is now up to Ciskei and its people to see that the chicken of prosperity is raised with loving care...
...than 50 of the students and many of the faculty and staff are Filipinos, a radical departure from the past. Once a week, as required by national law, the entire student body Lines up to witness the raising of the Philippine flag and to sing in Tagalog the national anthem, Pambansang Awit...
...song on Broadway is an anthem of optimism, for those happy to leave the past behind. "Now." The word pulsates, over and over, to the rhythm of Marvin Hamlisch 's brassy tune. From MacLaine it reverberates to the back of the theater as a boast, a cheer and, in her mind, a Zen-like prayer to live by: let the bygone be bygone, savor the present, and allow the future to take care of itself...
...While Fraulein Schneider is greatly pleased with the apples and peaches, the pineapple proves quite overwhelming--such a gift"...it is not proper...it makes me blush." He insists "If I could, I would fill your entire room with pineapples!" Thus, they launch into "The Pineapple Song," a romantic anthem. While Massardo possesses an able voice, her transitions to her own numbers seem highly unnatural. Waxenburg has greater ease--his "Meeskite" receives a charming delivery...
...singing on the other hand, does do adequate justice to the fine match of John Kander's score and Fred Ebb's lyrics. Master of Ceremonies Mark Meredith plays a convincing Satan-like figure, and he is suitably disconcerting as he belts out a mighty anthem to "The Fatherland." His two bizarre, but rather lightweight, numbers. "Two Ladies" and "If They Could See What I See" are enacted with commendable energy. His "Money, Money", done with one of the Kit Kat Klub Girls, is strong, but lacks the vitality of Joel Grey's exquisite film rendition...