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...Lorenz Hart was at his pithy best, and Richard Rodgers had not yet flowered into his fluffy and roseate bloom. The final issue of their union was Pal Joey, the story of a down and out entertainer, based on some stories by John O'Hara. The show itself is positively charming--combining Hart's wistful but razor sharp wit, with a musical sophstication that Rodgers was never again to achieve. Drumbeats and Song's production last night took advantage of all of Joey's heady potential. It was slick, sexy, delightfully witty--all in all, great...
...excellence of last night's show depended primarily upon the skill of the principal characters. Actually, the show is Joey's, and the profiency of Richard France in that role was the most important element. His flawless stage presence and general savoir faire held the production together, and seemed to impart to the other players the confidence they so surely indicated. Mr. France played the part to at; his voice was serviceable and clear, his dancing dazzling...
...lesser principals were also consistently delightful. Charon Lee Cohen acted the part of Linda, Joey's girl, with pert assurance, and sang with engaging naivote. Laurie Could performed the role of Melba, the demon girl journalist, with the sort of fire and ice that has made her well-known to Harvard audiences. Andy Hiken, as the ncredible Ludlow Lowell, cavorted in the proper Runyonesque manner...
...musical knowledge to coach her three children. Music Editor Murphy has not touched a piano since he enlisted in the Navy at 17 in 1944. His constant preoccupation on the job with music listening and concert going has given him a set of musical references that ranges from Pal Joey to Wozzeck, and a special affection for Verdi, Brahms, Wallingford Riegger and Charles Ives...
...Niven's valet in Around the World in 80 Days (TIME, Oct. 29, 1956), can now see him again in Pepe, a picture that noisily invites comparison with Mike Todd's Oscar-copping travelogue, and severely suffers by the comparison. Like Todd, Producer-Director George Sidney (Pal Joey) signed up Cantinflas and a couple of second-magnitude stars (Dan Dailey, Shirley Jones) for the major parts, then went shopping for big-name bargains, bought up more than two dozen* of them (reported price: a Rolls a role), shot a scene or two with each, and spliced the scenes...