Word: elizabeth
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Western newsmen were allowed to the war zone from the Chinese side, and only a very few approached it through Viet Nam. Only two U.S. news organizations, United Press International and CBS-TV, managed to get near the front for a short time. They accompanied U.S. Congresswoman Elizabeth Holtzman on an escorted excursion from Hanoi to Lang Son, and disproved the report that it had fallen to the Chinese...
...acting ranges from flashes of humor to painful awkwardness. Elizabeth McNary, as evil high priestess Slipreewenwhet, delivers some glorious Mae Westian asides. LeRoy W. Collins has a flair for outrageousness, but is miscast as the lecherous Pharoah, Seqentunun. Jim Tung, as Inkitin the scribe, Clare McGorrian as Eforeti the Queen, Mary Demerest as an anachronistic Brooklyn servant, and Michael Cohen as the thief Ali Katz, all have moments, but something doesn't gel. Cohen, especially, shows raw talent, but lacks experienced directorial guidance to help him bring his Peter Lorre persona off. Dede Schmeiser also shows potential as Rosetta Stone...
...Bacharach medley. The satire in the book, like the satire in the music, is too often undirected. The targets of Thebe's satire are so easy to hit that the jokes hold no surprises. In fact, the wittiest satire in the production is not in the writing but in Elizabeth Perlman's costumes, Caroline Labiner's set, and Ellen Gainor's makeup which mix elegance with a Las Vegas atmosphere...
Bach, Poulenc, Reinecke--Alan Weiss, flute; Elizabeth Lee '80, piano; Adams House...
...mocha, tea, assorted sodas, cookies, or the best hot apple cider in town. Everything is free, but the place runs on donations, so leave something in the basket on the way out. Of course, if you're in the mood for a little good, healthy manual labor, co-manager Elizabeth Cold says they can always use more volunteers to serve drinks and wash dishes...