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Last week's family reunion in the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, Fla., might have been a joyous one. The Bacardis could have marked the 125th anniversary of the development by their forebear Don Facundo Bacardi of a way to produce a light, clean rum. His label now accounts for half of world rum sales. But instead of a celebratory gathering of the clan, the stockholders' meeting of Bacardi Corp. on Thursday was another episode in a high-stakes corporate and family feud. A battle for control of the company has split the more than 500 Bacardi heirs and apparently...
...their duet together, Beatty's operatic voice contrasts nicely with Tornell's more comic style and lends the tune some real musical flair. But Beatty is no slouch when it comes to comedy, as she does a wonderful job with the scene where "mission doll" Sarah Brown discovers Bacardi...
...plays Sky, turn in stellar performances. Hughes manages to embody both the uptight "mission doll" and the Havana seductress, and Korn does equally well as a sometime daydreamer who can still convince Sarah that there is nothing in her drink besides milk and a little native flavoring called "bacardi." Both actors amply demonstrate their marvelous voices. Hughes' "If I were a Bell," Korn's "Luck Be a Lady" and their several duets would resonate sweetly in Sanders Theater, let alone the cogy Leverett Old Library...
...afraid of doin' time so long as I kin do it fast." Then he goes up to the clubhouse with Daddy Rich. He lies on a mattress puffing on an El Productocigar hollowed out and filled with chiba chiba. There is a bottle of 150-proof Bacardi rum by his side. The cassette player throbs and, for a moment, Baby Love is warm and secure, at peace and flying high...
Today Seagram sells $2.5 billion worth of alcoholic beverages annually; 70% of that goes to the U.S. But sales of its two top brands, Seven Crown and V.O. Canadian whisky, have slipped in recent years as the American public has switched to lighter drinks and wine. Bacardi rum has displaced Seven Crown as the country's bestselling brand...