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...king, however, does not think that his kingdom is a wonderland of any kind. His model for perfection is Great Britain and his infatuation with the country and its customs has caused him to send his eldest daughter, the Princess Zara (Victoria Wei) to England so that she may return with the knowledge that has made the great country what...
...priestess of fertility, this Danielle Steel. After the birth of her ninth child, Zara, and the publication of her 23rd book, both mother and author are doing well. Steel these days enters best-seller lists at the top. Kaleidoscope, one of her better tear-stained efforts, is about a less fortunate lady, Hilary Walker, whose father strangled her mother and then killed himself, who was torn from her two beloved sisters, indentured in foster homes and raped by adolescents of both sexes. But Hilary, with eyes like green ice or emerald fire, is a survivor who goes on to make...
...with which Gilbert carries off naughty innuendos. Yet while the scripts are not excessively prudish, they are firmly rooted in the Victorian age. Too much flesh and physical contact--whether sexual or violent--clashes with the authors' original intentions. Consequently, the interactions between the King's eldest daughter Princess Zara and the English soldier Captain Fitzbattleaxe are overly expressive. Her attempts to undress the captain would have seemed highly inappropriate to a period audience, and are still jarring today. In particular, the violent dispute between Scaphio and Phantis, the king's two advisors, disrupts the delicate balance between external decorum...
...make matters worse, few of the performers have strong, audible voices. Consequently, many of the actors deliver their lines expressively but break down when required to sing. For actors like Jeffrey Korn as the King and Rebecca Downs as the Princess Zara, stage presence is no problem. Yet their singing lacks the true clarity and depth needed for this type of music. The actors who play the six imported Englishmen and the two younger princesses also present nice external appearances, but lack vocal strength...
...imported British governess), and John Redd and Peter Miller (as Scaphio and Phantis) stellar performing only reinforces the weakness of the rest of the play, As the two conniving advisors, Miller and Redd combine excellent movements on the stage with resounding voices. As they fight over Princess Zara, plan the overthrow of the British invaders, and manipulate the King, their excellent comic timing shines...