Variety (April 1961)

LEGITIMATE Shows Abroad You in Your Small wears so thin that by halfway most ' Corner London, March 22. : ewan. | Arts Theatre presentation (in. associang to dope out the author’s mean-. tion with Mivhael Codron) of a two-act | Ing. (x seenes' drama by Barry Reckord. Stagzeg py John Bird; decor, Motley. j Opened March 21, ‘61. at the Arts Thea: | tri. Londan; $2.15 top. Zu ago and-a more recent Russian | period screen version, now emerges a two-character, one-set play here. As a legiter it is flimsy, verbose of the first nignt audience seemed ; either numb or still valiantly try} little export value. a . “ . » | The story involves: a timid, -ro-. Part One, tagged “Obedience,” }mantic lonely young. man who has the title hero resisting his ‘meets a girl on a bridge one night family's attempts to break his will-|in “19th century St. Petersburg. irs. Jordan. .... . Pearl Nunez . : : cone ' : sim or oleae Gordon Woolford [Eventually he gives in and aDThey .confide in each other and he Dave Jordan ve eeeeees jacwille Hepple 'nounces that he loves potatoes in j finally loses her. That is all. The » rot +; ers at : « Sw Wi ‘en ee 6 ‘ . Man Jamies n “vl Margery Withers their jackets, which seems small | dreary set, a seties of: catwalks |. Georgie Jarmeson .....patan Mitchell | audience reward for such a long backed by white: sheets, and .the’ sre ss . _ . 77 a ny . Jili Kendrick = --= achet serbert : vigil. lack of depth and projection by He then refuses to marry a girl | the two ‘actors. combine to make because she only has two. noses, j this a tiresome evening, Mosk. . . we | “eS0) {but is prepared for nuptials with a ‘her sister who not only has three; Bird With a Medal noses but also nine fingers on Her "Melbourne, March 17. left hand. The two discover they jfittte Theatre: Guild Ltd. presentation . . ; r i n of three-ac. dr :ma by Ru. Pullan. Stage “You in Your Small Corner” woutd | ave a mutual love of anima Si 1 Dy Peter Fond-H and James Inglis: set ed skilful doctoring before it have a lengthy, sexy conversatlon | pic, John ‘Trsecott; lighting, Alec Brown. ne : d en-|volving a stallion. Opened March 16, 61, at Melbourne Little cvuld be considered a sound en 4 “The {zheatre: an . ~ ; ntation. In the second part, labelled “The ! Riagis Oanleaf .2..... Marjorie Archibald try for commercial prese 1 . ; A Future's in Eggs,” the couple have | Fred Oakleaf .........,. Kevin Colebrook Reckor has jugtied two themes | oo locked in. rabrace for; 2fDB, Fosier .....eeserea. Lyndell Rowe ‘owhat unsteadily. One-is the|been locked in an embrace OF) Cot. Hogan ...s...++-s+.++ Eric: Colladetti somewr steaally. b three years, and the family are |Mr. Voss ° acccvoseee. George Whaley { familar problem of a romance be-| | 3 uted that there has been no |.Marylyn Murphy ......... Lorna. Bollman tween a colored youth and a white | rodu“tion. The hero, who by now : Georgie Thompson ........ Peter Oyston girl. The other concerns the dif-j|P “HOR. if 0. D3 ficulties of Barry Reckord, a West Indian actor-author, proves himself to be a playwright of some promise with this play, thouzh he has not quite sueceeded in handling the interesting situation he has conceived. ‘uke a [ Mr. Foster ......%....-. Norman Smith : ; see _{has got green hair, clucks moodily —_—— tween an mtaliieent peveeptive jon a divan and the heroine delivAdolescent delinquency is theme | young man and an wkward, not{ers baskets full of eggs which are ; of. this new Aussie. play. Such; yet-awakered girl i brought onstage. | Yourrssters \are called bodgies and | ee . | Sympathy must be extended to | widgies here. Oe This is not the usual business ° iperformers who find themselves | Set in a Sydney suburban apartthe whites looking down on thejsaddied with such pointless non-' ment house owned by kindly mid-! Negroes. The switch is that the |sense. Denys Hawthorne as Jac|dieaged couple, the drama concerns | young man’s mother wi have ine ques, and John Moffatt, Peter Du-|the development of an apparently ruck with her son's j and lacking’ directorial or visual} ‘qualities for dramatic interest, The | ‘show appears a fast flop, : with . land Jean Eckart; | Wednesday, April 5, 1961 Protocol aLa Susskind — A television-unoriented observer of the tv-taping of the “Open End” show to be vidcast next Sunday night (9) was amused at what seemed to be the caste systemi used in the arrangement of. guest participants. As moderator (and. producer), David Susskind occupied the upstage-center: spot. Flanking him on either ‘side were the apparent prestige guests, Kenneth Tynan, drama critic: of. the London. Observer, and: Walter. Kerr, aisle-sitter of the. N. Y. ‘Herald Tribune. Lot re Next in order of Susskind's rating of importance were .actorauthor Peter Ustinov and Thomas Quinn Curtiss, legit-film ree. viewer for the Paris edition of the Herald Trib. Downstage (near-_ est the camera) were the out-of-town legit crifics, Elliot: Norton, of the Boston Record, and Nathan Cohen, of. the Toronto Star.. Ustinov, a professional performer with long. experience at handling upstaging and with the bonus assets.of being articulate and witty, reportedly dominates (at least as observed in: the ‘studio version) discussion of the topic,. “Dramatic. Criticism.” Show on Broadway The Happiest Girl in the in. another the. agonized wives © World . _[ wailing around the citadel a Lee Guber presentation of musical com-: Offenbach’s score ..provides:. a. edy in two acts, a1 scenes), with book by jnumber of pleasing. melodies, in-. d Saidy and Henry Myers, lytits DY; eiyding 7 a mic 7 Ey. ‘Harourg. music by Jacques Offen| cluding some that.a musical square. bach. ‘story. by E. Y. Harburg, based on | may find surprisingly familiar. The = paristratas | by Aristophanes, and preg | Standard. “Barearole,” from “The inch” é reek my ve : ae “ie en Tavs by Cyril’ Ritchard: choreography, Dania | Tales of Hoffman,” becomes a love Krupska; ‘settings and lighting, Willie ;song called “Adrift on a Star, costumes, rth . ett ates : . ‘Fletcher; musical direction and vocal ar-:! W ith sSomew hat. sticky lyrics. . ‘The rangements, Robert DeComier; orchestra-;tune that. etery schoolboy ‘knows tions, Robert Russell Bennett and Hershy|as the “Marine Hymn”. becomes Kays “The Greek Marine,” still a rous dance music arrangements, Gerald Alters; musical research. Jav Gorney. |. 2 Cul t Stars Cyril Ritchard: features Janice :ingmarching song, repeated sevRule, Dran Seitz. Bruce Yarnell. Opened leral times. Also familiar, among April 3,.’61, at the ‘Martin Beck Theatre, : guid and George Merritt all give | nice average girl into a gum-chew-! N-¥: $9.60 top Friday and Saturday ‘others, are. the title .song and 2 ow . > r > L af oN Set . 1a. : , aa cluttered up by his association with |yery sound performances. Valerie ing rock ‘n’ rolling, callous wid| M&5ts $8.60 weeknights. 1 “Shall We. Say Farewell.” the white girl. Reckord’s conclu-; Hanson, playing both the girl with | sic. The pivot of this transforma-!Couriers .......:....-+. .... Alton -Ruff;! There are the expected topical sion appears to be that snobbish| two noses and her sister with three, | tion is a ruthless quick-talking, " alinisters “.. céec ceeece E92, Stratton | references, ‘such as summit con-' ness and prejudice are not the pre-|js firstclass, though she maybe UN-| swaggering bodgie. The melo-! “Pon Crabtree, Richard Winter ferences, preventative retaliation,’ rogutive of any one class.or race. |derstandahly puzzled out the char-j gramatic ending doesn’t solve the! Chief of State ....... ves Cyril Ritchard ‘co-existence Arabian. oil and, inesPearl Nunez plays a Jamaican jacter :characters?) : ‘Herald eseesene «eee Don nson } ara ? ‘problems. posed. womaa who has earned a living as; R. D. Smith has staged the Play’: Ru Pullan, the play’s author, has a serubwoman in London and pre{skilfully by turning the events | written some 14 novels, 40 radio cariousiv built up a small colored !into a parody of Victorian melO-': serjits, short stories, radio. plays club before sending for her son!drama. But though there is stylej ang adaptations. He has not maswho is due to go to Cambridge ;in the production, satire is blunted |tereq stage technique, however. His University to study English and | and the. whole evening is unbear~ {movement of characters on and off law. He is a quiet, intelligent chap | ably monotonous. Michael Young's | stage is frequently contrived, there and she sees her plans likely to be! decor is the sanest part of a night; ey mee, Aenea Rich. are awkward moments of padding ruined when he falls in love with ; Mare experience. feet and sometimes, as if afraid of calla local white girl from a poor | ing a spade a spade, the author Cockney family. The lovers are; merely hints, and the result is a united at curtain fall, but it is an |elumsy confusion. -. unconvincing ending, for regardParis, March 18. There. is a vagueness about the less of color prejudice, it is diff-: Arlette Reinherg’ & Mel . Howard : tte inh act aye une :characters and. thefr backgrourds. > presentation of two one Sz! ; 7 y pare : . : cult to see how there could be a: eainte,”™ by Julia Chamore; staged hy | loreover they are not entirely be ‘lievable. The staging by Peter Ran Une Sainte And Le Tricyele or relationship between: Roland Dubillard; set and costumes, permaneat p } Adrienne Latour; features Arlette Reindal] and James. Inglis is deyoted them. ; iberg, Andree Tainsy. Catherine De ' d efit ; d ; t of th ned The playwright marshals his. Serne: and “Le Tricycle,” by Fernando: and Careful, and most 0 @ per-. ideas uncertainly, but he writes} Arrabal: stased by Olivier Hussenot: . formances are good. with a moving ~ ;sets and costumes. Georges Richars fea--: portrayal of the motherly landlady “Ee silv rest-; tures Georges Adet,. Amedee, Noelle:: arene ., abiaiaite vicoroualy and has created interest-; tures Geo > ‘by Marjorie Archibald. a frighten F eok Hussenot, Bernard Stephane. . Qpened in: characters. Neville Munroe.} .055)"6" 11. at thé. Theatre De Poche ingly penpals Baten -_ s Mi Ol, . auth represent by. as the colored student. hasn't the: Paris: $3 top. gly authentic representations by rance to handle this central role, ; i} Montparnasse. . UNE SAINTE Sister Mere . Catherine De Seyne ; Lyndell.Rowe as the tragic girl. but Jeanne Hepple as the awkward t Sister Agathe .......... Marie Mergey Stan little Cookney girl has many ma-« Mother Pelagic ....+-.---De Mona, Dol oo aed ments ‘hat suedest a bright future.‘ SS" GAN’ ---rr7717" gaetion Piguet — — Pearl Nunez as his mother, has the = Sister Fernande trieyqen® Reinberg | GENEVIEVE B ACK TO st incisiv H i . 7 most incisive rote and, though the LeVieux 0 ene ‘seorges Adet : HAG perforrnance is largely an one note, | Anal wee eececeeeeces ; Ameder T ¢ ; it is intelligently drawn. VB agg occ pgeng Bogert! = BARNS IN “CAN-CAN Margery Withers as the girls: : | French’ comedienne-singer Gene mother and Allen Mitchell, playing | Each of these one-acters runs’ vieye ‘will be back on the summer her cocky, foul-micuthed brother,;75 minutes. _“Une Sainte’ con-‘ theatre circuit again this year. | produce most of the down-to-earth jcerns a hunger fast in a nunnery j She's slated to headline a package ! and often crude comedy. In ad-;and “Le Tricycle” is about a group; presentation of. “Can-Can,.” .in! dition, since they have not the,of picturesque tramps living ‘under , which she played stock dates the slichtest worry about the girl mix9a Paris bride. , isununers of 1958 and 1959. ‘She in< with a colured man. these chat-; The first is somewhat ‘too man‘toured last summer in “Silk Stockacters help to underline Reckord’s jnered and Ioses its points, while ' ings.” : ra point. Rachel Herbert and Gordon {the second has an offbeat comedy: Plans fer a tour this spring of a Woolford round oif an adequate ;flavor that may herald a new writ-;new revue, “From Paris With but not inspired cast. jing talent in its rather special , Love,” with .Genevieve as star, John Bird's direction suffers |field. Only “Le Tricycle’ appears; have .apparently. been dropped. tarsely beeause he fails to tighten ;to be a prospect for export, and it; The shaw was to:.have been proup the frequent awkward passages !onls as off-Broadway material. j duced by. Roger L. Stevens, Gilthat come from the playwright’s! ‘Sainte’ involves a nun who re-‘ bert Miller and Ted~.Mills, the’ inexperience. Motley has con-jfuses to eat after being made ill: star's husband. , . tributed one of the now fashion-|by a dish served to her. However, [ able open sets where it is difficult |she takes sugar on the sly. The | in exactly other nuns hover dround the : Off-Broadway. Shows (Figures denote opening dates) After Angels, W. 3rd St. (@-10-6). American Dream, York (1-24-61) Balcony, Circle in Square (3-3-60). Calt Me,"1 Sheridan Sq. (1-31-69). Connection, Living Th'tre (Rep) (7-15-59). Cry of Raindrop, St. Marks (5-7-61). sometimes to know Jothe I ; which room the characters arej;testing sister until she dies. The operating and, on the small Arts drama lacks clear viewpoint, but Theatre stage, it is uncomfortably iis well mounted and ‘played. cramped. Rich. | “Le Tricycle’ concerns four tramps who end up killing a‘strargJacques er who has offered money to a Condon, Mareh 24. feminine’ member of their group. Enclish Steae Society presentation in The strange ne“her world is well asswiation with Oscar Lewenstein’ of . presen: i ’ i comedy in two parts..by Eugene ftonesco, as esen ed in the non-conformist tran-lated by Dorald Watson. Staged ny | characters who have their own R DY Smut: | decor. _ Michaer paune. |; codes. The piece also seems: to pened Morvb 22, ‘61, a e Royal Court | eae ‘bhive, Theafle, London: $215 top. {touch on the prevalent theme of Jacques ; . Denys Hawthorne , non-communication. Jacqueline Zoe Caldwell: Tho acting, directing and phvsi Death of Bessie, York: (3-1-41. Double Entry, Martinique (2-20-61). Elsa Lanchester, 41st St. (2-461); closes Sunday (9). after 75 performances. Fantssticks, Sullivan St. Hedda Gabler, 4th St. _(11-9-60). : Jungle Cities, Living (Rep) (12-20-60). King Dark Chamber, Jan: Rus (2-9-61). Krapp’s & Zoo, Cricket (1-14-60). Ladies Night, Eleanor: Gould (3-21-61. » Leave It to Jane, Sheridan Sa. (5-25-59) | ene of 1) Mary Sunshine, Orpheum (11-18-59). Jeccues’ Father ee John Meéfutt . licks }. _S. ° saccueks MRC, “ov gelnt"\ae tia cal production are competent, but | Movéetrap, Mews (LEGO. 5, VYacaues! hanghatiee anges Bouguid ithe whole double-bill seems good| o, ovsters, Village Gate (1-30-61. Jayiues’ Grandmother Wage. Pianson (£08 only a limited run. — Mosk. ‘Premise, Premise (11-22-60', Roois, Mayfair (3-6-61), . Stewed Prunes, Showplace (12-14-69). . Theatre Chance, Living (Rep:.-(6-22-60) Theranetay Ocera, sie Lys (9-20-55). Under Milk Wood, Circle (3-29-61)... Worm Horseradish, Maidman (3-13-6D. ; ’ SCHEDULED OPENINGS Paintet Days, Marquee (4-6-61. ‘ Magnificent Hugo, Comedy (4-7-6D. ‘Hobo, Gate (4-10-61)... ; Moy Lick, Maison Ave, (4-10-51). Smiling Boy, Cherry Lane (£1i-61), Decameron, E. Tith Sr. 14-72-61). Seven At Dawn, Actors (£17-61).. ‘Gallows Humor, Gramercy “Arts (4-18-61). Evenings With Chekhoy, Key (4-20-61). Happy As Larrv, Martinique (425-6), : , _ CLOSED ; Moon -in’ River, East, End (2-6-6));. closed March 23 after 45. performances. — _Squere. & Old Tune. Roval (3-23-62); closed March 29 after 3:performances. Reberta’s Futher George Verritt Roberta’s Viethen Metie Maureen Not even smart thesping and di-! rection salvage this evening of! pucrile nonsense which may just? abeut survive its scheduled three! novelet OK Fyodor Dostured SKY; Staged | week run. Though it has somewhat , ON quante essen: Set Nicole Keasel, Jean | the same offbeat approach as the! Matin Orened March 22, "61, at the | same autior's “The Ritinoceros,” , Theatre Lutvce, Parisi $3 top. oa ee, ; ; Girt Nicole Kessel | this Eugene Ionesen effort defies’ Boy 2.00 ..... uae ences Jean Martur| inte lizibtlity —_— | The work i. virtually tvo sep. Fiodor TDostoyevsky’s novelet.: Tate plays involving the same char“White Nichts,” which served. as. acters, and TIenesco’s use of mala; the hasis ot an updated Italo fiIm }. piopisms and verbal surrealism; cf Luchino Visconti thiee years}. Les Nuits Blanches (The White Nights): Paris, March 26. | Lucie Gersy'iin presentation of two-act ! drama by Gil Sendler, ugapted. fram. a; Eric Colladetti as the bodgie and |. | Never Be-Devil the Devil.” “Whatever . {unevenly melodic score. Harburg’s | Ritchard having himself a timeas: visible. {ta. It. borrows a few Greek gods ‘}from Thomas Bullfinch mythology, {for -_peace or war. . Gen. Kinesias .......... Bruce Yarnell ‘eapably, an obnoxious. person being. Phoebe oe cece cecenbete Rita Metzger ‘described as “sick.” There. is also— vsistrata ...,seweeseeee---+ Dran Sei t4 MT wetct Y cnana te Capt, Crilo” ssi sccssescclc., John Napier the basic “Lysistrata” scene . ia Juniper .....eceseses Michael Kermovan ‘which, the scheming. heroine ‘teases UNO... ce ecccoeee.-. -bU Leonar Th "sh ye warte ‘he 10rBaeehus srresesest ned oh urston , 224 pers stently thiyarts her. amor. Mercury... Maspecererce Don Atkinson ;ous nusdand. , Apollo ........ceecceeee.: John Napier! pj ret ee ; sn . Neptune ...-.-+ssesesees Richard Winter |. Ritchard plays. Pluto, at times as-. Aparodite be eennnececeeees oy, ST Peas the guise of the Athenian Pluto ....cas ecceneceeeee CyFil HitenMard | rief:¢ 7 * : _ “Diana... eseceecececceserees Janice Rul Chiet of State, the Pied Piper, a Amaryllis 2.0IILIIIIE sey Claussen | Piaywright and various other irMyrphina lov. ec cesceecees J. Lu Leonard! releyant low-comedy identities. In Heckler ...cccceneececes.Cyril Ritchard | aypyy ; wee Daphne .....,........ Norma Donaldson every case, the characterization is.. Hector avin deg’: aeeaeee ppavid Canary a sort of whimsically fay Capt. Ataraxohymonides ....... Jobn heeler irct-nioghter Ulysses ...... es ceseeess Richard Winter j Ho ok. AS He nearby first nighter Sergeant |... +... veveees Don Crabtree: 0 serves ‘4 e looks start ingly uke Gay Blade. .....-.2+5-0 Cyril Ritchard' a dimpled Beatrice Lillie; with a Wine Smugller ..... sees il Ri dt : eed ac prime mueller oressss15+ CMTS Windsor ;touch of caricature David. Wayne. ‘Tied Piper of Hamelin.... Cyril Ritchard Prancing. about, winking, grim eodcra ws ew wwe aeee inie Kazan ee oe ge i ‘Spartan Woman ...... Matlra K. Wedge j acing and: picking up easy. laughs Playwright se eseeree seeey Cyril, Ritchard ; from. the well-wishing. audience, Ambassador. ........-_ Cyril Ritehard | Ritchard’s onstage much of the Singing Ensemble— Ellen erse. Joy {ius evening, which shouldbe requisite. » Norma: Donaldson, Lainie Kazan. r ofa ‘sé : Leonora Lanzillotti, Rita. Metzger, Elaine for the solo, Star of a show. He. Spaulding, Maura K. ‘Wedge, puaney talks: his song numbers effectively “ indsor. Davi anary. Jeff Killian.) and does several simple. dances Paul Merrill. Theodore. Marill, Arthur 7 Tee %. * . Tookoyan. Mark Tully, John Wheeler,.; passably. ‘He's a skillful farceur peisherd Winter. B, ai Branden, Ca | with real star authority, .but..not nein semble—Bonnije Brandon. Can| “Host 4 oof hie own. instine dace Caldwell, Natasha Grishin. Judith ‘ the best judge’ of his own instincts Haskell. Lisa James. Gloria Kaye, Susan: for personal showmanship. ay, Carmen Morales, Janice Painchaud, i a : Bill Atkinson, Don .Atkinson, Grant De{ Jan ice Rule. a food looker, wh ose laney. Victor. Duntiere, Louis Kosman, |,Previous . Broadway appearances Alton Ruff: Kenneth Scott, Ron Sequoio, ; have been in straight plays, has the ratton. — . vein ane 7 NAS | Musical numbers: “Cheers. for e: dancing role of the goddess Diana, Hero.” “The Glory That Is Greece,” “The who. adopts :human form ‘forthe Happiest. Girl in the World.” “The Greek | purpose ‘of’ ling ‘al lov Marina.” “Shall. We Say Farewell.”! ovine of’ sampling mortal love. That May Be.” “Eureka.” “Di i dances che eas Is rene ctable ¥ May Be.” “Eureka.” “Diana’s Ar-! dancer, she reveals respectable. rival in Athens,’ “The Oath.” “Diana’ ‘ite “at at. wading vaina j Transformation,” “Vive la Carnie,” eae | ability at it. Her singing voice is ‘gn a Star.” “That'll Be the Dav.” “How Iweak, however.; 0 0-8. So , 7 oon?” “T ove-Si : ” eas te at a so “Five Minutes. of Spring,” “Never ‘Trust = Dran Seitz Is an. attractive. Ly-. a Virgin,” “Entrance of the Courtésans,”. sistrata, with ‘an . unsuspectedly The Pied Piper’s Can-Can.” rich singing voice: As, .Kinesias,. 14 tte we cg g, ther demanding spouse. Bruce Yartitles based oi Lysistrata’ and 4s | nell is properly virile looking and World." but Eee ae, Gil in the | has a satisfactorily resonant’ voice. orld,’ but it might as well be | Among: the'notable supporting percalled: “The Cyril Ritchard Show.” | tormers are. Rita Metzger, John It opened Monday night {35 at the | Napier, Michael Kermoyan, Alton. {Martin Beck Theatre and by .any | ; ‘and Jov Clause. name it won't do, : Ruff; Ron Stratton and J oy Claus . .. .. 'Sen. 4 lo. Take Aristophanes and Bull-{ Dania Krupska's choreography is finch as authors and Offenbach as! distinctive and frequently. amus-— composer and there's theoretically { ing, particularly. as the most. im jthe basis for a dandy musical |-portant numbers have had to he comedy. As it works out in ‘this | built wh ‘ td around. -performers who story: credited to E. Y. Harburg, } aren't regular dancers. -The.,sétwith book by Fred Saidy and Hen-. tings by William and Jean Eckart. ry Myers, it's a long evening of} are handsome and ‘witty,’ and .the © single entendre. archness, with’ an | Robert Fletcher costumes’ are in i the revealing ‘Grecian style, with lyrics:" and j more male than female epidermis L : Considering the spotty uninhibited star and self-indulgent : way the Offenbach music has beert director, = ae | employed, the Robert Russell Ben The book takes ‘the basic “Lysis, Nett and. Hershy Kay ‘orchestra~ fancy-pantsy clever trata” plot about the Athenian }tions seem expert. .._. a women’s. marital strike. against! As a-whole, though; “The Haptheir soldier husbands in‘ order to; Piest Girl” is bigger, more Javish force a peace in the war with Spar-.; and better looking than it is en-. tertaining. 7 ' Hobe, concentrating on Pluto and Diana aonh . tye nn , as the chief rivals in the struggle | Teach Strawhatters oo. “4 .The Musical: Arena Theatres: :Assn. will begin “its fourth annual course insummer . stock ‘theatre. ‘management ‘Saturday (8), . The. .feourse, which costs $50, will be. Mercury, Apollo, Neptune, Diana{given.in New. York on. four conand Pluto. There are the inevita-: secutive Saturday mornings... _ . ble male chorus numbers, in one* Instructors include stock, ‘theatre case in a communal bath, with the ; operators, “general. and. business sex-starved men draped in towels .managersand a theatrical attorney. -The show retains the ancient Athens locale, with an added scene on’ Mount: Olympus to introduce Jupiter, Juno, Bacchus, . Aphrodite, and shouting a patter number, and | and accountant.