Word: dy
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Children-the first member of Britain's royal family to be treated in a public institution. Later, minus tonsils and adenoids, Anne greeted her parents Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, remained aloof from the carping of the London press, which weepily urged that the "lonely patient in Ward Dy" be allowed to play with the other kiddies...
Visually there can be no complaints about Shangri-La. Peter Larkin's sets have beauty, atmosphere, even-by musicome-dy standards-moderation; and Irene Sharaff offers charmingly exotic and ceremonial costumes. But what is most impressive about the evening could be almost as well conveyed in a stereopticon show. Harry Warren's music is commonplace. What action there is, however momentarily piquant, soon languishes. Hard though the show tries to be cheerful, philosophy is always breaking in, and no sooner does philosophy take its ease than show business bangs loudly on the door. For all Shirley Yamaguchi...
...elaborate prompting system for the entire cast is based on 2½-by-4-ft. cue cards which are placed on top of the offstage monitor set. "It looks something like a drunken Van Gogh's nightmare," says Smith. "My dialogue is printed in black letters, How-dy's in red, Mr. Bluster's in orange, the Flubadub in blue, Dilly Dally in green, and the Inspector in yellow...