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...example, the good woman of the title is Shen Te (Priscilla Smith), a ho' in pre-war Setzuan. A sort of Oriental Mary Magdalene, she is the only person in the province willing to house three Gods (Isabell Monk, Harry S. Murphy and Thom Molinaro) on a fact finding mission from heaven. The deities--who obviously left home without it--reward Shen Te with a small fortune and the admonition to continue being good...

Author: By Cyrus M. Sanai, | Title: The Good Woman of Serban | 5/29/1987 | See Source »

While Shen Te found it hard enough to be good when she was a lady of the evening, her windfall--invested in a tobacco boutique--makes it even harder for her to behave virtuously, with all the beggars, parasites, and unscrupulous MBA types hanging around. To keep the capitalist hounds at bay, she employs a lesson from The Importance of Being Earnest, disguising herself as her hardhearted cousin Shui Ta and executing all of the unpleasant duties of a businessman in his name...

Author: By Cyrus M. Sanai, | Title: The Good Woman of Serban | 5/29/1987 | See Source »

This Jekyll-Hyde tactic works well enough until Shen Te falls in love with a grounded pilot (James Andreassi), whose sole desire in life is to fly. She sees in him the romantic dreamer--he sees in her the ticket to a pilot's job in Peking. Passion, betrayal, a broken wedding, pregnancy & lawsuits; Brecht packed enough plot threads in here to power a whole season of Dallas...

Author: By Cyrus M. Sanai, | Title: The Good Woman of Serban | 5/29/1987 | See Source »

Last week, Brian Barringer had his best day ever (7 catches, 112 yards, 1 TD) in a Crimson uniform. TE Kent Lucas will probably see more action after scoring on a spectacular catch against the Huskies. Although the receiving corps has been impressive, it has also dropped a few balls...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: The Scouting Report | 3/10/1987 | See Source »

Bucknell likes the long pass. Both TE Scott Lillis (eight receptions, 182 yards) and freshman WR Michael Guerrini (six, 147, 2 TDs) average over 20 yards per catch. Scocca, who leads the Bisons with 9 receptions, provides Given with a successful screen-pass option...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: The Scouting Report | 3/10/1987 | See Source »

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