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...BERT RIGBY, YOU'RE A FOOL...
Show business having turned into a vast antechamber for the Betty Ford Center, one has to have a certain sympathy for Bert Rigby (Robert Lindsay), whose career is founded on nothing more complicated or newsworthy than a nosebleed...
...Carl Reiner's funny fable about an English coal miner's search for fame and fortune, Bert suffers this affliction as he sings and dances Isn't It Romantic? in an amateur-night competition. Since the attempt to cope with it and finish his number is both hilarious and heartwarming, Bert wins the contest. Next he is hired by the show's corrupt promoter to tour as a perpetual competitor, getting paid only if he beats the authentic contestants. This he can do only by faking the bloody nose night after night...
...show that opened for review this week sadly recalled the 1956 U.S. debut, in which Bert Lahr and Tom Ewell found the laughs, and interpolated a few more, without grasping the work's tragic austerity. Williams and Martin may comprehend the play but do not show faith in it. Although the puns and pratfalls come mostly from Beckett, there are inexcusable interjections, and the emotional force is dissipated in kickshaws and clowning...
...next few years, relying on income from premiums and other sources. The FSLIC estimates that it will have $20 billion available for bailing out thrifts over the next three years, an amount it deems adequate for the task provided there is no economic downturn. Yet some experts, including Bert Ely, a Virginia-based financial consultant, believe the cost could exceed $50 billion. They fear that the FSLIC will need a multibillion-dollar infusion from taxpayers to restore the thrift industry to health...