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...Podkoliosin's veins. He is a precursor of Goncharov's famed character Oblomov, who could barely make the effort to get out of bed. When it comes to marriage, Podkoliosin can scarcely contemplate getting into bed. But he is sponsored and goaded by his friend Kochkariev (Alvin Epstein), a born busybody. Epstein, in his first season as artistic director of the Guthrie, animatedly embodies the temperament of a man who can always double his energies as long as he is managing someone else's affairs. Finally, Goetz's Podkoliosin, the soul of skittishness, i brought...
...supporting case was enthusiastic and enjoyable, especially Heitzi Epstein and Judy Milstein as Tweedledum and Tweedledee. Together they managed to salvage the first act from total oblivion. Andy Sellon was a riot as the pedantic Humpty-Dumpty. Simon Goldhill and Caryl Yanow as the Gryphon and the Mock Turtle were also amusing. Julie Zickefoose and Clare McGorrigan as the White and Red Queens supplied some spirited moments and the chorus was delightful, especially in the Lobster Quadrille dance. Cindy Cardon as the vamping, tap-dancing mutton charmed even those who had given up hope after two and a half hours...
...always in trouble. The novel has been receiving extreme unction for 20 years, the short story is the waif of literature, perennially searching for a home. Yet this fall, scores of worthy novels have issued from distinguished publishers; stories still find a loyal readership. Random House Editorial Director Jason Epstein notes that James Michener's novel Chesapeake is selling twice as well as his last one. A first novel, Final Payments by Mary Gordon, has sold 40,000 copies. Says Epstein: The outlook for U.S. fiction has "never been better...
...appointments capped a series of personnel shifts and editorial changes that began shortly after Time Inc. acquired the newspaper. Star Veteran Sidney Epstein, 57, was promoted from managing editor to executive editor. Philip Evans, 44, and Barbara Cohen, 33, became joint managing editors, in charge of production and news, respectively. Edwin Yoder Jr., 43, a Rhodes scholar, was confirmed as editor of the paper's editorial page. The TIME-LIFE News Service has been providing the Star with stories from its own worldwide network of correspondents, as well as features adapted from Time Inc.'s other magazines: SPORTS...
...seen by many journalists as unmistakable evidence of court hostility to the press. Los Angeles Times Editor William Thomas blasted the decision as "incredible and terrible." ABC News Commentator Howard K. Smith called it the "most dangerous ruling the court has made in memory." Washington Star Executive Editor Sidney Epstein was afraid the court had removed an essential press "safeguard," while the Washington Post editorialized that police had been given "the right to rummage" in journalists' files...