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Thorpe Zindler is not the only stereotype, apparently. The brothel's caretaker, played by Marilyn Johnson, also offends Mr. Grafstein; he notes, "Johnson is also a stereotype; she is black." Texans, I know, are not as sophisticated or advanced as other Americans, but I was unaware that being black is considered a stereotype...
Also mired in the crude is a slick performance by Marilyn B. Johnson as Jewel, the brothel's caretaker. In a rousing number, she tells the houses residents that she gives away for free what they sell. "Twenty four hours of Lovin''' sends you reeling in a steamy frenzy; it's Whorehouse at its best. Alas, Johnson is also a stereotype: she is black. So one thing stands out about Whorehouse: this celebration of Texas is a mere confirmation of the rest of America's suspicions. If you're easily offended, don't go. But, great gushers...
...casts of live performances are scheduled, mostly for PBS. The Met, which experimented with them as early as 1948 and began them on a regular basis in 1977, will do three more this season for North America, plus one to be beamed directly to Europe. A joint Joan Sutherland-Marilyn Home recital next month will begin the Emmy award- winning Live from Lincoln Center series of six vocal, instrumental and dance programs. Coverage of perhaps another dozen special events is in the offing, including the San Francisco Ballet, the Vienna Philharmonic and the Chicago Lyric Opera...
...first bench sitter once worked with a woman named Gracie, the last one with a man named Jackie, and the middle one with Marilyn Monroe and Marlon Brando. Today, Actors George Burns and Art Carney and Actors Studio Patriarch Lee Strasberg are teamed for Going in Style, now filming in New York City. "It's about three old guys living together on Social Security," explains Burns, who at 83 is the oldest of the trio. "I asked Lee how old he was. He told me 77, so I asked him to get me a glass of water." Burns cracks...
Getting Out of the Women's Room--Marilyn French, professor of English, Holy Cross College, Science Center...