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There is, the woman tells the man waiting in the darkened theater, a secret to success in a racist world and a prejudiced profession. That secret is laughter...
...Republicans -- said he is not qualified to be President; 49% thought Bush should pick a new running mate for '92. "My skills," Quayle said recently, "have always been in negotiating and conciliating." That sounds like wishful thinking from a man so long under assault, including the deadly assault of laughter. Like Charlie Chaplin in the ring, what can he do but crouch behind the referee and wave his gloves in vague call-it-off gestures? Yet he practiced conciliation even before he stood so badly in need...
...Actually, technically, they die. That means that this business needs 3,000 fresh new volunteers every day. So forget about all of that cancer, heart disease, emphysema, stroke stuff! Gentlemen, we're not in this business for our health!" And with that, the businessmen erupt in gales of sinister laughter...
Friends say Atwater speaks confidently of overcoming his illness and keeps in touch with the White House and the R.N.C. He grills doctors for highly technical information about the nature of his disease and his treatment. At the same time, he is following editor Norman Cousins' prescription that laughter is the best medicine. Atwater has watched videotapes of the Three Stooges and W.C. Fields' film Never Give a Sucker an Even Break. Black humor also helps: he presented some friends with copies of his new album and a souvenir tuft of his hair, which has been falling out from radiation...
With such a potpourri of interesting, unique characters and lovely musical numbers, Ruddigore promises an evening of laughter and romance: two perfect ingredients for a good weekend night...