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...Underwear. Off the set. Hutton rejects the glamour role completely. So far she has turned down talk-show invitations because she thinks that the hosts are "putdown artists," and she does not have anything interesting to say-at least not yet. "It would be pretentious for me to come on and say, 'O.K., folks, let's stop killing whales...
...first people you'll hate are the walking Harvard decals, the people whose first $100 is spent on a Harvard banner, a Harvard mug, a red-and-white Harvard T-shirt, a white-and-red T-shirt, Harvard blotters, Harvard neckties, Harvard scarves, and red and white underwear that glows "Veritas" in the dark with the words to ten obscene Harvard band songs cross-stitched in the inseam. I once sublet an apartment from a recent Harvard alumnus who actually had the only complete set of Harvard cocktail glasses I've ever seen outside the Coop...
...show is "not recommended for children," the Otrabandists perform Stump Removal, a raucous satire on the evils of modern society. In the eerie light cast by pie-plate reflectors strung to a pair of Coleman lanterns, a mad scientist creates four human beings who romp about in long underwear of various hues and are taught to be guilty, suspicious, prejudiced and greedy. A second batch of people whipped up by the scientist revolts, however, and imprisons him under an upended grocery cart...
Some spectators object to the play's negativism and strong language. One woman at a recent performance in Cape Girardeau, Mo. (pop. 32,700), was offended by the long underwear. "At least," she bristled, "the girl could have worn a frilly dress." The company has had to modify Stump Removal by chastening its sex scenes and toning down a few lines-"the cheapest whorehouse in town" has become "the cheapest dance hall in town." But Dawkins believes most audiences sympathize with the play's "rejection and overthrow of oppressive authority...
...female, buy staples like underwear, if you wear it, or pajamas, if you wear them, slips and stockings, if you are used to putting up with the hassle of bothering with them at all, at Corcoran's (14 Brattle St.) or Touraine's (38 Brattle St.) because they are the cheapest. Happy Consuming...