Word: helens
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...musical comedy-opera by John Latouche and Jerome Moross recreates the adventures of Ulysses and Penelope and Menelaus and Helen in an early 20th-century American setting. The present production puts the story across with great gusto thanks to the work of a generally talented cast, greatly aided by director Stephen Aaron and musical director Howard Brown. What it lacks in polish, it almost always makes up for in vigor. Backed up by the sumptuous settings and lighting of Webster Lithgow and Jordan Jelks, the actors really go to town--especially in the ladies department...
...these, Lee Jeffries, Patricia Hess, and Clare Scott all turn out remarkably entertaining performances. All three have voices and personalities which carry well to the audience, and in most of the numbers audibility and character were decisive. Miss Jeffries, as the amorous and attractive Helen, was everything desirable, both as a singer and otherwise. Her top number was "Lazy Afternoon," to which Harold Scott's pantomime contributed considerably...
Phyllis Kinney-Evans and Helen Raisz sang the light and exuberant duets, "Chiome d'Oro" and "Chime, Dov'e Il Mie Ben," with stylistic insight. The dramatic interplay of three instrumental choirs distinguished the song, "Con Che Seavita," tastefully sung by Miss Kinney-Evans...
...Saltonstall and John Kennedy, Johns Hopkins' Vice President Dr. Barry Wood, and Composer Leonard Bernstein. Later Max Liebman contributed another of his spectaculars, Heaven Will Protect the Working Girl: it had a fine satiric idea (U.S. career girls, past and present), a talented cast (Bert Lahr, Nancy Walker, Helen Gallagher, Tammy Grimes. Janet Blair) but an often hackneyed script...
Mountain High, Valley Low (Helen Merrill; Mercury). A vaguely Oriental-sounding ditty that exudes a melancholy charm and makes little attempt to make sense, e.g., "If you need me, I will be near by; mountain high, valley...