Broadway First Night Joe Egg Scores With Unusual Subject
Broadway critics laud Joe Egg at Brooks Atkinson as a sharp unorthodox drama with a witty edge. Albert Finney shines as the distressed father in this Peter Nichols piece directed by Michael Blakemore, featuring a multimedia stage moment and a restrained cast including Zena Walker and Elizabeth Hubbard.
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How Can A Play Be Wildly Comic And Deeply Sad
AP critic William Glover notes that A Day in the Death of Joe Egg blends wild comedy with deep sadness in an orthodoxly unlikely English drama arriving for stages.
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Monkees Mail Breaks Records
In Hollywood Screen Gems reports the Monkees receive 60,000 letters weekly from teenage fans, making them the biggest fan mail attraction on television.
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Ferrer Seeks Reconciliation With Hepburn
Mel Ferrer says he still loves Audrey Hepburn and hopes to repair their marriage after four months apart. The couple, married in 1954 in Switzerland, share a seven year old son Sean. Ferrer is in London for a Peter Pan musical film project while Hepburn declined a role.
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