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Such lofty phrases as "historical accuracy" and "the right to know" were tossed about freely during the dispute, but they were not really at issue. Neither was "the book's right to live," as Harper Executive Committee Chairman Cass Canfield put it. The central point of the dispute was whether the author had violated an agreement guaranteeing the Kennedys' control over Manchester's final account of the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Whether or not the Kennedys should have demanded such an agreement was also beside the point. "Manchester made a promise," said Jackie's attorney...
...paper, Merrick had a sure-shot production list: 1) The Loves of Cass McGuire, an Irish import by Playwright Brian Friel, author of the successful Philadelphia, Here I Come!; 2) We Have Always Lived in the Castle, an adaptation of Novelist Shirley Jackson's psycho-thriller; 3) I Do! I Do!, a musical version of The Fourposter, starring Mary Martin and Robert Preston...
Doctored Script. But, as Merrick says, "Disaster always lurks around the corner in this business." And right off, disaster struck. Cass closed after 20 performances and lost $75,000. Castle crumbled after nine performances and dropped $80,000. Don't Drink almost drowned during out-of-town tryouts, required a change of directors and numerous cast switches. A fortnight late, it opened last week in Manhattan to reviews that were less than rhapsodic (see THEATER...
...Annapolis dropout, is the group's songsmith, and what his lyrics lack in depth his melodies make up in lilting appeal. Phillips' wife Michelle, a willowy ex-model, is the spiraling soprano; Denny Doherty, 24, sings a secure tenor. Anchor girl is rotund (200 lbs.) Cass Elliot, 23, whose ringing contralto gives the quartet its oomph. Together they build a buoyant vocal blend that floats easily through intricate harmonic shifts, toying with rhythms that are as fresh and bracing as ocean breezes. The quartet is now on a highly successful college tour, stands to make...
They look the part -- Cass is unbelievably enormous, enveloped in a hallucinogenic turquoise chiffon muumuu. John Phillips, the group's leader and chief song writer, sits calmly sipping something out of a bottle which is swathed in purple velvet. Idly he wanders over to a blackboard and writes on it, "Love plus hate equals life. Fear plus hate equals power." Michelle is small and beautiful; Cass leans over and whispers to her, "You should have seen your pupils dilate just now." Michelle just smiles softly. They are enjoying themselves, but not at their audience's expense; beneath their antics...