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...Jars of Jam. Neal was so effective that some spectators laughed in appreciation of his sallies, and defense attorneys objected during a jury recess to what they called the "aspect of French Revolution" in the courtroom. Neal's rhythm remained unbroken. He summed up: "But, of course, everybody is blaming John Dean. But Mitchell also blamed Colson. Ehrlichman blames the President. Mardian blames the White House. And Mr. Haldeman really can't recall enough to blame anybody...
...simplicity of the city rather than its complications, Amarcord seems much more structured and homogeneous than Roma. It's also less daring. Fellini takes no chances, and it's his holding back that's responsible for the lack of any sequence as creative as the transforming of the traffic jam in Roma from urban ugliness to post-industrial beauty, a change much more convincing than anything in Amarcord. In Roma it was the way of seeing that made something beautiful; in Amarcord, it is the thing itself. A peacock flies onto a snowdrift and opens its fan. In a dense...
...production of a promising new group called the Cambridge Ensemble. It's about a group of six people, ranging from an ethereal pre-Raphaelite beauty to a anti-social street vendor. Aside from some basic cliches--it's all supposed to take place in the midst of the traffic jam of life--it's done very well. Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 9 p.m. at the Harvard Street Playhouse...
...Southern Route is a new play about an immense traffic jam. Whatever you think about the Kennedy Library, it might be worth checking out. The play had its "grand opening" yesterday at the Old Cambridge Baptist Church, 1151 Mass. Ave, and will be there for about six weeks. Thurs, Fri and Sat at 9 p.m. $2.50--$3.50. This weekend, there'll be parties after the performance...
...John McLaughlin's Mahavishnu Orchestra on jazz. Its sound has a white, diatonic, often ethereal quality that could never be confused with anything rooted in the Mississippi Delta or North Carolina backwoods. What certifies it as rock is its tight hold on the big beat. "We could jam with the Grateful Dead," says Guitarist Greg Lake of ELP, "but it would be impossible for them to jam with...