Word: connessed
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Volpone is not only evil but endlessly beguiling, and in this magnificent production at Britain's National Theater he is also unfailingly amusing. As played by Paul Scofield, he is the grandfather of all con men. Feigning terminal illness, he convinces half of Venice-the richer half -that he will make each one his heir so long as he is kept in good humor until his death. The lure of his wealth-"letting the cherry knock against their lips," as he puts it-makes Volpone truly rich. Urged on by his servant Mosca, the Venetians beggar themselves to keep...
...word is out that the stories are just another Ali con. Ali knows how to train and is such a master of psychological warfare that he knows exactly what it takes to win. Ali's strategy on the small piece of canvas, and his ability to take a punch, could be the determining factors in this fight...
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...suffice it to say that by the finale you'll see vaudeville as having taken on a symbolism of its own. The vaudeville format becomes a free and easy amoral metaphor depicting life as nothing but a flesh-pot carnival of the bizarre, where nearly everyone is a con man looking out for number one, and even a bit of free sympathy is hard to come by. The technique reminds one of "Cabaret", but the fast razzle-dazzle is custom-made Chicago...
...Trial of Brother Jero and Jero's Metamorphosis, at the Loeb Mainstage, the mistake is made by the other characters who think they know the true nature of Jero, an evangelist. Jero seems to be a guileless prophet saving souls. But he is really a beguiling con man who profits no one but himself. This funny moralistic play, written by Nigeria's leading playwright and directed by visiting director Harold Scott '57 gives a humorous evocation of the "temptations" in contemporary African life. And it gives anyone interested in working on production or costuming an opportunity to convey an unusual...