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...cistern prison, his long matted hair hung down to his animal skin sarong. Another shock. Then came Salome with her veils and her dances, and in a spirit perfectly suggested by the jewel stuck in her navel, she treated an earnest audience to a performance of Strauss's shocker that came straight from the libido. For its new Salome under the sophisticated hand of Director Götz Friedrich, 32, the Komische Oper signaled its intentions by tacking up a "No One Under 18 Admitted" sign at the box office. With Czech Soprano Jarmila Rudolfova as Salome, Friedrich...
...Balcony. Part burlesque, part Black Mass, Jean Genet's shocker argues that the world is a vast brothel run by an allegorical madam who panders illusions to her customers in return for the surrender of their masculinity. Shelley Winters is the madam...
...Balcony. Jean Genet's shocker, part burlesque, part Black Mass, argues that the world is a vast brothel run by an allegorical madam who panders illusions to her customers in return for the surrender of their masculinity. Shelley Winters is the madam...
...substantial number of works were found, including many now ranked as masterpieces (see color pages). Placed on exhibition in Utica, before moving this week to Manhattan under the sponsorship of the Henry Street Settlement. Trovato's re-creation is worth all the trouble: though obviously no longer a shocker, the Armory Show has extraordinary vitality still...
Natural Affection, by William Inge, has the impact of a tabloid shocker edited by Freud. As dramatic art the play fades out with the curtain's fall, but Kim Stanley's acting, Tony Richardson's direction, and John Lewis' hot-and-cool jazz score make it boil with sensual excitement...