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...real treat. What makes my kids' mouths water now is a salad. Fruits and vegetables have become a luxury." Though shoppers everywhere are becoming much more discriminating in what they buy, many arrive at the check-out counter with glazed, catatonic expressions on their faces. Says San Francisco Housewife Vera Trinkaus: "What bothers me the most is that the prices on items jump not just a few pennies but 20¢ or more at a time. I can't figure it out. There haven't been any new labor contracts signed recently. Where is the money going...
...Vera Stravinsky, Igor's widow, on celebrities: "People ask me about famous people. I always say I knew only...
...play, however, ultimately relies on the quality of the acting, and in this production of Ten Little Indians the actors do a fairly good job. The somewhat colorless leads are adequately played by Ted Wiprud as Philip Lombard, the cynical adventurer, and Troy Segal, the flirtatious and sexy secretary, Vera Claythorne. Wiprud's role is admittedly somewhat stereotyped, and as he appropriately swaggers around the stage, flirting with the all-too-ready Vera, he gives the audience little more than a superficial performance of a one-dimensional character...
SEGAL FACES the same obstacles in her portrayal of Vera. She flirts and slithers very well around the stage, infusing the right amount of bitchiness into her essentially predatory character but is less effective at conveying fear. The result is occasional overacting, especially when mouthing words to herself in an attempt to display her growing hysteria...
...character. Equally good is Louisa Jerauld as the religion-obsessed, sexually repressed spinster Miss Brent. Jerauld's quivering voice and slow, shuffling walk suggest the righteous, moralizing old maid. David Rieffel, as the gentle, retired General John MacKenzie, also portrays his character sensitively, especially in his frightening monologue to Vera...