Word: popovich
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Born. To Colonel Pavel Popovich, 38, Soviet cosmonaut, who became part of the world's first space duet in 1962 when his Vostok IV rocketed into orbit along with the capsule carrying Major Andrian Nikolayev; and Maria Popovich, 37, a civilian pilot: their second daughter; in Moscow...
...does. "The Night the Bed Fell," for example, is a wonderful short story, a classic, but too much a narration to succeed on stage. "Gentlemen Shoppers," a happy drunken burlesque of modern fashion salons, should play well, but some sloppy acting by John R. Munger, Christopher Hart and Tom Popovich make it a bit tedious...
...missing contrast between Dionysus and Xanthias is resoundingly present between Aeschylus and Euripides. Allman's craggy, dignified Aeschylus plays off nicely against Popovich's sleek, shallow Euripides. Even though the debate sometimes bogs down, the philosopher and the quibbler are never confused as are the master and the servant...
...supporting roles are strong. Chris Baker plays the chorus leader with rhetorical flair, and Pat Diehl is appropriately massive, first as Herakles and late as Aecus, the doorman of Hell. The frog chorus, made up of Raker, Diehl, Popovich, and Fred Whelan, sings everything from march tunes to Christmas carols with polish. The Initiates, led by Jane Jackson, perform with fervent abandon, and in the second act create a hissing, cheering audience for the great debate...
Most of the show's faults are minor. If Munger's blocking sometimes seems aimless, if Allman is a bit stiff and Popovich a little unsteady, the production washes over it all with a wave of unselfconscious exuberance. The audience has only to lean back and laugh...