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...Basil is afraid of his fame and is a near-alcoholic. Dorothy's French prince tired of her years ago. They are both acute, sensitive people, and as heartless as attack dogs. In Madame de Lascabanes, White seems to delight in lavishing attention on someone he truly loathes. She is shy, awkward and fastidious. There is a set-piece scene in which she eats lunch alone at an exclusive women's club and hears each lady chewing her food at nearby tables...
...possible to delight in the economy and maneuverability of small cars; it is even possible to grow fond of them. It is harder to regard them as badges of wealth or symbols of potency. The big car was part of the American Dream ?not the most intelligent or admirable part, perhaps, but certainly a central one ?and not much is in sight to replace it in that role...
...good ol' American blues." As it turned out, Dizzy was not the only showstopper. Big Daddy Amin, 48, eccentric President of neighboring Uganda, helicoptered in, and hefting his 270 Ibs. with surprising agility, joined the Masai tribal dancers and Kenyatta for some high kicks, to the delight of the celebrating crowds. -"He was a little bit ahead of his time in believing that a President should set some time aside for sex." On this titillating note, Gossipmonger Earl Wilson proceeds in his forthcoming book Show Business Laid Bare to reveal a "dalliance" between President John F. Kennedy and Marilyn...
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 93 to 104 "Salomon") (London Philharmonic, Eugen Jochum conducting; Deutsche Grammophon; 6 LPs; $33). Individually, these symphonies delight unceasingly with their diversity, wit, bounteous melody and, at times, power. Collectively, they are the crown of Haydn's lifework. Though particular tastes may lean, say, to SzelFs "Surprise" or Bernstein's "London," this is by far the best integral set available of the complete dozen. At 71, Jochum eloquently states the case for interpretative orthodoxy...
...Though she does not erase memories of the Nilsson Turandot (especially in the RCA set with Tebaldi and Bjoerling), Sutherland is now the only coloratura around with the right tessitura and sufficient vocal weight-at least on records-to bring off the role of the riddle-happy princess. A delight...