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...struggling comedian in New York City? "I like the irony in the title," says Liz Coe, "I see the comedian as synonymous with the matador, very much in an arena, and required to defend herself with the only weapons available. She has what can be likened to a sword--her aggressive sense of humor. Her cape is her sense of humor used as a disguise...
...herself is no novice at handling the dramatic sword and cape. She began both writing and directing plays in high school, and has studied playwriting under William Alfred. The Bull Only Gets the Matador Once in a Lifetime numbers as her fifth product. Beyond this, she has done extensive directing, including productions of Joe Egg and Look Back in Anger at the Loeb last year, and two one-acts, Black Comedy and The Public Eye, last fall. In May she returns to the Loeb to direct the Harvard Dramatic Club Production of Moliere's Imaginary Invalid...
Warrior Arts of the Orient, a demonstration of Aikido, Iaido, Sai, Kung-Fu, Tai Chi Chuan, and the Samurai sword. John Hancock Hall...
...about 11:15 p.m., Bayard Rustin, 61, executive director of the A. Philip Randolph Institute and a longtime civil rights leader, was politely stopped by a policeman who asked to examine the cane he was carrying. Rustin complied. SNICK-the cop twisted the handle and out came a sword. Carrying a sword cane is a felony in New York City if the person involved has been previously convicted of a crime. "Of course I've been convicted before," said Rustin. "I served three years in federal prison in 1943 because as a Quaker I refused to serve...
...second act is a flowering of all these frustrations that makes up in humor and liveliness for the earlier part's deprivation. At last the Captain lunges at Alice with his sword; after an hour of nasty quarreling the most moving--and exciting--scene is when the Captain gets to act alone. He cheats at solitaire and then ransacks the room with great flair. But what is most important is that the couple finally decides to celebrate their silver wedding anniversary...