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...opened at Agassiz last night is a lot like the claws of a Maine lobster: there are a few enjoyable morsels buried inside, but you have to wade through a pile of crud to get at them. The Harvard Gilbert and Sullivan Players have patched together the most remarkably uneven performance they have given in recent years...

Author: By Michael Ryan, | Title: G and S Sunken Vessel The Pirates of Penzance at Agassiz until next Saturday | 12/5/1970 | See Source »

...Pufnstuf and The Bugaloos (NBC) represent a vigorous attempt to utilize the freedom of cartoons, the whimsy of puppets and real actors. Heavily costumed, a group of slapsticians carom off each other, accompanied by raucous witches. The shows are uneven, but their comedy is genuine. The producers, Sid and Marty Krofft, are fifth-generation puppeteers whose initial success was the spicy adult show Poupées de Paris. Today several Krofft troupes tour the country. Claims Sid Krofft: "We were an adults-only show, and when the whole world went tits, we decided to go back to children...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Who's Afraid of Big, Bad TV? | 11/23/1970 | See Source »

...company a style is Arpino, a close friend and longtime collaborator. Joffrey contends that a resident choreographer is essential for a company seeking definition and consistency. There is some dispute in ballet circles, though, about whether Arpino is the best man possible for that purpose. He is wildly uneven, capable of lasting triumphs like his muscular tribute to masculine athleticism, Olympics, but also given to pretentious disasters like The Poppet, an epicene parody of Arthur Miller's The Crucible...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Verve, Nerve and Fervor | 11/16/1970 | See Source »

Expensive Opticals. As on Broadway and in movies, the season so far is wildly uneven. For some obscure reason, Comet cleanser has elected to make Josephine (Jane Withers) a folk heroine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Reviewing the Commercials | 11/9/1970 | See Source »

Letter is addressed to Hersey's fellow alumni, whom he upbraids for the "disturbing . . . gap in understanding between you and your Blue Mother." Upon a clear and reasonable narrative of last spring's events Hersey has strung a series of uneven but perceptive observations about young people. He finds them thirsty for moral leadership, not totally liberated about sex, "hyper-energetic," and capable of astonishing maturity when given enough trust...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Understanding Blue Mother | 11/9/1970 | See Source »

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