Word: brynners
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Dates: during 1946-1946
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Lute Song tells of Tsai-Yong (Yul Brynner), a provincial young student who leaves his wife (Mary Martin) and parents to make his mark in the world. He becomes a famous magistrate, is forced to marry an autocratic prince's daughter, is forbidden to communicate with his family. His parents die, cursing him, during a famine, but his wife remains staunchly faithful. She is at last reunited with Tsai-Yong by the princess, and remains in the palace as No. 1 wife...
Mary Martin's first stage appearance since "One Touch of Venus" is a welcome one. Although her voice is not strong, her charm and personality, to revive two senile cliches, serve to make convincing a role which no modern theatre-goer can view without twinges of skepticism. Yul Brynner, still handicapped by a notice able accent, does his best opposite Miss Martin in a somewhat sterile part. The other 45 actors named in the program are mainly character bit players who are competent but have little chance to become outstanding; perhaps Rex O'Mailey was most noticeable because...