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Mike Savit--Boston in six to honor the memories of Roman Mejias, Felix Mantilla, Cal Koonce, Chuck Hartenstein, Bill Landis, Dick Stuart and Pumpsie Green
Ruth set another unbroken record. During the 1922 season, he was suspended no fewer than five times-for drinking, being late to games, and disobeying the formidable commissioner of baseball, Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis. (He did not, as has often been reported, hold the Yankees' minuscule manager Miller Muggins...
The overall execution, although enthusiastic, was rather sloppy. Several of the numbers were enhanced considerably by the talents of Lise Landis, whose fluidity makes virtually any step look easy, but the dancing still needs a couple of nights to gel.
THOMAS FULLER as Rackstraw and Lise Landis as Josephine play their caricature parts with a sincerity that heightens the effect of the great cliche. Their dripping love scenes draw roars of laughter from the audience. Josephine's asides like, "His simple eloquence goes to my heart!" and "Oh, my heart...
One particularly impressive element of the Agassiz Theater production is the quality of the singing. The cast handles difficult recitative with ease and grace, which adds remarkably to the play, for badly done recitative can sound terribly awkward. Supported by a large, but largely mediocre orchestra, the cast sings out...