Word: crisps
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...Quentin Crisp? Quentin Crisp is a 77-year-old Englishman who openly paraded his homosexuality in a country where nobody else did. Few people paid much attention to him until 1976, when his autobiography The Naked Civil Servant was made into a TV drama starring John Hurt, described by Crisp as "my representative on earth". He has been a professional personality ever since...
This celebrity involves the writing of other books (How to Become a Virgin, Manners from Heaven), penning articles for The New York Times, The New York Post, Esquire, appearing on talk shows ("You say whatever you want to say, whatever the question is," quips Crisp), and appearing on stage at places like the Boston Shakespeare Theater...
...what does he actually do on stage? Well, An Evening with Quentin Crisp is divided into two parts...
...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...