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...while Pickens is saying little about his plans, Wall Street is buzzing with speculation. Among the most frequently named takeover targets are Mobil, the third largest U.S. energy company, Texaco, the fourth biggest, Sun, which ranks ninth, and Unocal, the twelfth...
Knowing this, it's difficult to watch the Huntington Theatre's season-opening production of Twelfth Night without expecting the unexpected. The question never really is whether the tool is right, but rather just how much absurdity will be suffered before his wisdom resonates to the others on stage. Despite this predictability, Twelfth Night is anything but a tedious rehashing of tried and true wisdom. The actors are dynamic, the performance is lively, and even the venerable cliches seem to come alive with freshness...
...Twelfth Night is a Shakespeare fan's delight, and the Huntington's production is nothing show of perfect. The cast is dynamic, the direction is excellent, and the masterful balance of bawdiness and wisdom promise to make even the stuffiest of Malvolios leave smiling...
Like most of the late romances, Twelfth Night's confusion arises in part from a tearful tale of past woe. Viola (Elizabeth McGovern) has lost her twin brother in a tempest at sea, and assuming him dead, disguises herself in his clothing to pay tribute to his memory. This causes her considerable discomfort, however, since she is forced to hide her love for her "fellow" friend Curio (James Bodge). Add to this Curio's lover Olivia (Margaret Reed) falling unwittingly head over heels for McGovern, and you have the makings of a maze that keeps both actors and audience...
...willing to let the money-changers operate. It was a further signal of their determination to shift from a planned, predictable economy to an open one. That approach has had spectacular success in the countryside over the past two years. Last month delegates to the Third Plenum of the Twelfth Central Committee approved a 16,000-word resolution put forward by Leader Deng Xiaoping extending many of the reforms to the cities. As a result, the government-set prices that have allowed 200 million people to enjoy low rents ($3 to $5 monthly per family), inexpensive food, even cheap haircuts...