Word: irma
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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When the arcade first opened in the fall of 1993, HPRE--which was then Harvard Real Estate (HRE)--went out of its way to entice merchants to the arcade by creating the impression of considerable retail potential. HPRE wined and dined prospective merchants and threw a huge gala opening. Irma B. King Licorish, proprietor of the Caribbean-African Creations kiosk, said she feels Harvard "enticed us in here under false pretenses...
...Balcony. Through April l. LoebExperimental Theatre. 547-8300. Set in a fictionalSouth American country, "The Balcony" begins in abrothel - madame Irma's house of illusions - wherebizarre fantasies are enacted, while a revolutionrages outside. In this hall of distorting mirrors,evil and virtue merge, and a highly theatricalmasquerade takes on unexpected politicalconsequences...
Director Robert J. Bouffier's production of Irma Vep features wonderful acting and clever bits of direction. It simple set, lighting and sound designs construct a perfectly eerie mood...
...Irma Vep was originally written, directed acted and produced by Charles Ludlam and his troupe, The Ridiculous Theatre Company. It follows in the tradition of their other satires, featuring quick changes physical comedy, verbal games, and a bit of cross dressing...
...Whether Irma Vep played better under Ludlam's direction is difficult for this reviewer to say (who has only seen the Lyric Stage production). But given the stellar reputation of the original production, it must have...