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...possible to sympathize with this man who is by his own admission contemptible. That is the best measure of Blocker's accomplishment. In the end, when he, Saul, and Saul's general leave the witch, it is only Blocker's Minister who carries the burden of the vision of imminent doom she has shown them...
Although Blocker's performance was difficult to match, Leigh Woods as Saul and Frazer Lively as the witch came close. Miss Lively's witch was an imaginative if not completely successful attempt to break away from the stereotype of withered, cackling, old crones. Gaunt she is, but she displays a sensuality when she strokes Saul's cheek that casts doubt upon the depths to which she has plumbed arcane science...
...PLAY begins with a soliloquy by Saul, which is unfortunate, for Woods seems unable to shed his self-consciousness when on the stage alone. But as soon as the other characters arrive and give his speeches direction, Saul becomes a convincingly tragic figure...
...sheer gall, few takeover artists have rivaled Saul P. Steinberg, 29, chairman of 71-year-old Leasco Data Processing. Last year his Manhattan computer-leasing firm gained control of Reliance Insurance, a large multi-line company, and squeezed a $100 million dividend out of its coffers to finance other Leasco operations. Last week Steinberg admitted at Leasco's annual meeting that his takeover appetite has grown so big that he would like to swallow Chemical Bank New York Trust Co., the nation's sixth largest commercial bank (assets: $9 billion). Chemical Chairman William S. Renchard has promised...
...local crime rate has risen steeply, reports Saul, and "there's a great deal of dirty work, with shifting or substituting claim pegs." De Souza and his four sons now stand guard over their claims with shotguns. Tanzanian officials, who have been attempting to control the export of the gems, say that until three months ago no Tanzanite had left the country legally -a clear hint that many of the stones now in Europe or the U.S. were smuggled...