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THOUGH THE LEGENDARY Merlin never makes an appearance, there's plenty of theatrical wizardry in Dunster House's Camelot. Director Erich Neher has transformed the lavish 1960 Broadway spectacle into a rather brilliant small-scale production. The lords and ladies of the cast are lively and skillful in all aspects of the show--songs, silly puns, and earnest speeches alike. Their performances, with the help of Neher's wit, create a charming night at the castle...
Soon after Jeffrey Peters heard two years ago that some hunters had trapped a rare Merlin falcon, he went to Utah to pick it up. Peters, a Columbia, Mo., high school biology teacher and Cub Scout leader, is an internationally respected researcher whose specialty is birds of prey. But he did not obtain a permit from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to transport the rare bird over state lines. As a result, he was snared in an undercover sting operation aimed at poachers who illegally supply falconers in the Middle East, where the ancient sport of hunting with trained...
...Texas. "I hope it doesn't seem too Hollywood," Fairchild says. "I have this little porcelain face, and short of taking a hammer to it, there's nothing you can do." Still, the 100-lb. beauty says that she had fun "blowing away" burly Good Guy Merlin Olsen with her trusty AK-47. Says she: "It was like the ant who took Chicago...
...Merlin behind the magic is Gillian Armstrong, the young Australian director who established a reputation for intelligent, graceful and feminist filmmaking with her critically acclaimed debut My Brilliant Carter. That film formed the foundation of the now-thriving Australian movie industry, along with Breaker Morant, Gallipoli and Picnic at Hanging Rock...
...would be pure illusion to suppose that Merlin is just a genial magic show that can get by on the razzle of its star and the dazzle of its effects. The musical is said to require a weekly gross of $275,000 merely to break even, a statistic that terrifies theater insiders. Still, Henning is one of Broadway's certified miracle workers. With a se ries of pans, The Magic Show ran 4? years. He could do it yet again. If he does, it will be the neatest trick of his brief but astonishing career. ?By Stefan Kanfer