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Mordicai Gerstein is even more exotic in The Mountains of Tibet (Harper & Row; $11.95). A woodcutter plans to travel the world, but he finds that he has grown old without ever leaving home. Yet when he dies, no tragedy attends his passing. A voice informs his spirit, "You may become...
With the exception of slight tuning problems (no doubt precipitated by the orchestra), the G&S singers are excellent. The orchestra, on the other hand, is to the production as a wart is to a foot. But that is traditional. And even though the dancers are frequently out of step...
Somehow, the G&S Society rises above Patience's mediocre script and unmemorable score and pulls off a droll and visually delightful evening. You'll just need a little patience to get to the good part, which--fortunately--is most of it.
But Steinbrenner's timing represents more than a delightful omen for Yankee haters the world over. "The Fat Man" has inadvertently undercut his own ink-quest.
THE TEASER for I've Heard the Mermaids Singing is so entertaining and so intriguing that I was wary of the movie itself. A simple rule usually holds true: good teaser, bad movie. Here's a movie, however, which breaks that rule and quite a few others on its way...