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...first part, Crisp poses, postures and pontificates upon style, lifestyle and the pursuit of happiness. "In England," he asserts, "the pursuit of happiness is considered vulgar, but in America, everyone is mad about happiness." Needless to say, Crisp now lives in New York...
This goes on for about an hour, followed by an interval during which Mr. Crisp signs autographs. A steady line assembles...
Part two is different. It consists entirely of questions, asked by the audience from their seats or submitted by the audience on cards filled out at halftime. Mr. Crisp peruses these with the aid of a monocle. He then parries, lunges and ripostes on topics ranging from love ("When you are in love, you accept the beloved's faults as virtues.") and children ("The trouble with children is that they are not returnable.") to whether or not Nancy Reagan is in fact a man in drag ("No, she would be much more feminine if she were...
Someone even had the effrontery to submit the question: "What are you doing after the show?" Mr. Crisp fudged rather on that...
...interesting to note that not once in the first part did Crisp touch upon homosexuality. In the second half, however, this was also the subject of many questions. It was also the topic to which he responded with sensitivity rather than his habitual wit. Only at this point did he became more of a real person and less of a parody of himself...