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...into oblivion but for the robust first aid continually administered by those seasoned troupers, Richardson and Ashcroft. The nagging question remains: Why do even the finest of British actors bother with this sort of stuff? Can one imagine a Herbert von Karajan conducting No, No, Nanette? COWARDY CUSTARD Age has not withered or custom staled the tunes and lyrics of Noel Coward. This animated musical anthology has been culled from a half-century of his songs and patter. For Coward fanciers, a substantial cult, the only word for the evening is enchanting. Retrospectively, one can see that Coward the lyricist...
Shannon's article was the talk, the grumble of the networkers at the Republican Convention. Shannon had flung a custard pie at the screen: "On CBS the ordinary viewer trying to watch a political convention sees so much of the anchor man and his star reporters that the program might well be called Walter Cronkite and His Friends...Likewise, the NBC coverage might be better known as the David Brinkley Show...I think the time has come to ban the media mob from the floor...Then the viewers could enjoy the game-excuse me, the convention...
...stage of Manhattan's Madison Square Garden. As it turned out, that was one of the few things that didn't happen. At the Garden itself, packed with 20,000 screaming fans, the Stones presented their Pied Piper with a huge birthday cake, then cannonaded him with custard pies that splattered over the front-row customers. Then on to the birthday party at the normally staid St. Regis Roof, where Count Basie alternated with Muddy Waters to provide music, and Andy Warhol fluttered around aiming a Polaroid camera at a mob that included Dick Cavett, Lee Radziwill, Truman...
...desserts are flan and caramel custard. The flan Iruna ($.40), a plain custard with a chip of cinnamon bark and slice of lemon peel, is delicate and pure. The caramel of the creme caramel ($.40) is always just situated on that sweet-burnt edge which is so good in contract to the rich bland custard. Unusual teas--orange spice has an exotic aroma--and coffee are a hot and welcome coda to this simply cooked, but subtle meal. For care, informality, and consistent excellence, there is none better than the Iruna...
...Brattle Street, is a newcomer to Harvard Square. It serves frozen yogurt and vanilla and chocolate soft ice cream (ala Dairy Queen). This custard isn't ice cream and it comes out of a machine, but it is served in a come (albeit a safety cone) and it does the trick on a hot day. Yogurt comes, which come in three rotating fruit flavors, are $.25, Soft ice cream comes...