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Richard Waring's dupable Cassio is convincing. But it is a mistake for him to be clean-shaven, since Iago makes a pointed reference to his beard. As the love-sick, not-too-bright Roderigo, Richard Easton indulges in the right amount of humor, even incorporating a few Harpo Marxian mannerisms. He properly appears with clean face at the beginning of the play; but, after Iago tells him to disguise his baby-face and increase the manliness of his appearance with "an usurped beard," he should of course don false whiskers for the rest of the drama...
Playhouse 90 (Thurs. 9:30 p.m., CBS). Snowshoes, with Harpo Marx...
Marx Approach. Von Karman never married, but this does not mean that he ignored women. At parties, explains a Caltech professor, he always took "the Harpo Marx approach. He'd walk into a room, glance around for the most attractive woman in the place and make a beeline for her." When he got there, his Hungarian charm took effect. (His favorite definition of a Hungarian: "A man who goes into a revolving door behind you and comes out ahead...
Martha Raye Show (Tues. 8 p.m., NBC). With Jean Pierre Aumont, Harpo Marx, Risë Stevens, Rocky Graziano...
Room Service is corny, contrived, and very funny. Most of the fun comes from the Marx Brothers who, although they are not at their best in this 1938 classic, are still great. Even the most sophisticated viewer will laugh at the subtle commentaries of Groucho's moustache and eyebrows. Harpo's silent humor is pantomime comparable to Chaplin's and Chico is always lovable and sometimes hilarious...