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...House of Flowers about the ladies of a bordello on a Caribbean island. When he expanded it into a musical comedy in 1954, it fairly swarmed with talent-Pearl Bailey and Diahann Carroll sang, Geoffrey Holder danced, Balanchine worked on the choreography, Oliver Messel designed the sets, and Harold Arlen turned out a lilting, lyrical musical score. Nonetheless, House of Flowers faded fast...
...only a couple of flowers instead of a whorish chorus line. But the story about Ottilie turning down rich Lord Jamison for poor Royal Bonaparte and the fluctuating fortunes of Madame Fleur has neither the strength nor the wit to profit by this scaled-down production. Arlen's charm-marinated score-which includes a rousing new wedding number called Jump de Broom-gains nothing from small voices onstage and a five-piece combo in the orchestra pit. Yolande Bavan as Ottilie is as pretty as she is unconvincing, and funky-voiced Josephine Premice brings a fine high style...
Republican Candidate Arlen Specter, 37, district attorney and onetime liberal Democrat, ran a cautious campaign. Heeding Pollster E. John Bucci, who gave him a 2-to-1 edge at the outset of the campaign, he fought a defensive battle to keep Tate from eroding that margin. Specter, who is Jewish, refused to take a stand on a bill that would divert $26 million in state cigarette taxes to Catholic schools, and Tate-tirelessly proclaiming his card-carrying membership in the city's 400,000-strong Catholic voting bloc-blew sanctified smoke rings around...
...Arlen Specter, 37, entered Philadelphia's mayoralty campaign last spring with overwhelming advantages. He was already well known and popular as an able investigator and prosecutor. On the hustings he demonstrated the intelligence, presence and reformist approach that had elected him district attorney in 1965-the first Republican to win a major city wide office in 14 years. Democratic Mayor James Tate, 57, bore the triple burden of a mediocre record, a ponderous personality and a divided party. But instead of pleading nolo contendere, Tate has doggedly chipped away at Specter's seemingly unassailable early lead...
...because of Democratic strength in Philadelphia. But in the same election last week that showed Shafer's strength, Philadelphia Democrats displayed dismal disunity: the regular party's nominee for mayor, Alexander Hemphill, was beaten nearly 2 to 1 by Mayor Jim Tate for the Democratic nomination. Republican Arlen Specter now is the favorite to become the first G.O.P. mayor in Philadelphia in 16 years. If that happens, said Senator Scott, "I don't see how the President can carry Pennsylvania next year...