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...typical "old grad" of American folklore, with his hip flask in the fall, his straw hat and banner in the spring, and his instantaneous reversion to puerility any time that he sets foot back on the campus, has disappeared. He has gone the way of maid service in the Harvard Houses...
...exchange has slid to 6,800 bolivianos to the dollar, and local price inflation, though high, has not kept up. Result: anyone paid in dollars can buy beef filets for 11? a lb., rice for 2? a lb., gasoline for 5? a gal., cooking oil 4? a qt. A maid's salary runs from $1.50 to $2.50 a month; an average taxi ride costs 5? -no tip expected...
Krauss deliberately chose a tough spot. Said he: "I was warned not to take a family with all preschool kids because they would wear me out. But I did. I also knew that suspicious women would watch to see whether I picked a home with a Deepfreeze, mangle, maid and easy appliances, so I didn't." He chose the home of Mrs. Norman Dion, 31, wife of a lieutenant commander in the Coast Guard, and mother of Susan, 4, Sally, 3, Melina, 20 months, and Ned, 6 months...
Judging from the dress rehearsal the production is superb. The opera has only two singing characters, the master of a house and his young maid. As the master, a better choice than Jonathan Levy would be difficult to imagine. His big voice masters the part's large range, and his expressions are marvellously comic without being overdone. As the maid, Sara-Jane Smith looks and sings very prettily, indeed. Their two duets are among the finest comic music of all time. This is a performance that shouldn't be missed...
Where The Maid is funny, The Conspirators is simply light-hearted. The plot is a 19th century version of the Lysistrata theme, glued together with pleasant music by Schubert. In the large cast, Timothy Cogan and Leonard Herzog are the most amusing. Jay Shuchter's stage direction makes effective use of military absurdities, and Michael Biddle has constructed an attractive set. The operas are under the fine musical supervision of Paul Sperry, who has been fortunate in getting Richard Friedberg as the accompanist. Too much studying is bad for the health...