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Chris Evert def. Jo Anne Russell...
...wobbles where it should be mellow; the idea of using the stage screen as a curtain was interesting, but the screen itself is too flimsy. Its paint job has not so much saucy style as the flapper it pictures, winking boldly at the audience. The garden of the millionaress, Jo Vanderwater, where most of the action takes place in Act One, is also a mite tacky for the palatial estate it is supposed to be. Moreover, the lighting is so dim that it is no wonder the chorus looks lost. Even the costumes (designed by Susie Kendall), which seem appropriately...
...first act has its highlights, though, as it features many of the show's most famous songs. Luckily, most of the cast members have strong voices. Karin Kasdin, as Jo Vanderwater, sings "Little Jazz Bird," and looks the part--tall and thin, gowned in white, her hair topped with a feather, she resembles a tip-toeing crane slinking unsuccessfully after her man. Laura Hastings, as Dick Trevor's true love, gives a beautifully evocative rendition of "The Man I Love," while spotlighted in cool blue light...
Dave Bing, who was supposedly finished with basketball after last season, but has come on to be the steadiest performer in this unsteady season, led the Celtics in scoring with 25 points and quarterbacked Boston 'til nobody was crying at the absence of Jo Jo White...
...Ernie D" will be given what amounts to a ten-game tryout with the floundering 16-30 Celtics, as ailing starter Jo Jo White rests his injured left heel...