Word: cecil
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...show is one of those lavish reminders that the assembly line is not the fountain of inspiration, that known quantities gathered together do not necessarily produce the elusively unknown quantities of fine dramatic art or exciting entertainment. Wands are wielded by Katharine Hepburn, Alan Jay Lerner, Andre Previn and Cecil Beaton, but no magic ensues. No wish is fulfilled. No dream comes true...
...innocent reincarnation of Romeo and Juliet. Candice Bergen poses as though she belongs on the prow of a ship-and says that she "can't think of anything grimmer than being an ageing actress; god, it's worse than being an ageing homosexual." Rudolf Nureyev romps with Cecil Beaton; Jeanne Moreau presses her fingers nervously to her mouth; Malcolm Muggeridge scowls in fearsome closeup. And Fashion Designer Douglas Hayward remarks: "Everyone is so insecure . . . what can a Rolling Stone do at forty...
...Paris Couturière Gabrielle ("Coco") Chanel will be Hepburn's first Broadway performance since she played the title role in The Millionairess in 1952. Hepburn is not alone. Alan Jay Lerner did the book and lyrics, André Previn is making his Broadway debut with the music, Cecil Beaton is designing the costumes and sets, and Frederick Brisson (Damn Yankees, The Pajama Game, AIfie) is producing...
...Designer Cecil Beaton has drawn up only two basic sets: Chanel's salon and her ornate, book-filled apartment above the salon. But they are mechanical marvels that split, spin, break apart and generally transform themselves from the identifiable into the abstract, depending upon the mood of the scene...
...PLAN-AHEAD COOKBOOK: 300 DELECTABLE WAYS TO USE YOUR LEFTOVERS by Cecil Dyer. 246 pages. Macmillan. $5.95. Why don't you go ahead and eat, dear? I'll grab something on the way home...