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...productive fall as you go and continue the fight against the forces of evil and oppression. A special wish of luck goes to Josh Rubins, dean of students at the Summer School: If his musical comedies are as funny as his administrative talents, he's sure to be a smash on the Great White Way. When you leave Cambridge, remember the inspiring couplet incribed over the North Yard Gate: "Two, four, six, eight/Ford is a tool of the corporate state...
...Broadway, The Magic Show is a smash, the first such full-length production in Manhattan in 35 years. Says the star, Doug Henning, "It's not just me; every magician I know is working...
...Threepenny Opera continues its smash run at the Loeb this week. Everyone who sees this production of Brecht's masterwork praises it, and about the only fault to be found with the whole show is that some of the actors aren't up to snuff as singers. So what? The Summer Rep has reportedly realized all the political potential of the play, and that alone is reason enough to go see it. Shows tonight thru Thursday begin at 8; for the next two days admission is $4.95, the price goes up a buck on Thursday...
...Harder They Come continues its "smash" run at the Welles, but despite its apparent popularity it's a crummy picture whose only redeeming features are the Jamaican scenery and the reggae. Don't get sucked into this one. You'll be much better off at Cinema III where the Welles is showing Lucia which, despite some boring moments, maintains overtones of brilliance throughout. This one is from Cuba and something of an education. You should probably see it sometime or another. It's playing this week...
...variety of antic characters in 13 films in the Carry On ... series, and there he perfected his tumbledown, knockabout maneuvers. "Falling is an art," he says. "It's a matter of relaxing and of knowing which part of the body will take the fall best. Otherwise you smash yourself badly." In fact, he has. In a London repertory performance of Scapino last year, he missed his Tarzan-like lunge for the rope and broke his heel. For the next few performances he played the show in a leg cast and a wheelchair. "Just like a joust," he recalls fondly...