Wilder comedy gleams with festive flair and misfired starts
Gene Wilder directs and stars in a holiday comedy that fuses sly satire with warm romance. Rudy Hickman, a Milwaukee baker, navigates nerves and repeated job losses, then hits Hollywood where a list of misadventures, De Luise as a flamboyant studio boss, and a Greta Garbo fantasy fuel a brisk, lightly uneven comic ride.
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Montansier Theater Marks 200th Anniversary in Versailles
The Montansier Theater in Versailles celebrated its 200th anniversary on November 18. Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette inaugurated the theater in 1777 with grand ceremony, entering through a corridor now lost that connected it with the Versailles chateau.
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New Dutchman to Open Bayreuth Festival in 1978
The 1978 Bayreuth Wagner Festival will stage a new production of The Flying Dutchman led by Marty Kupfer head of the Dresden state opera. Kupfer will direct the production opening July 25 with American Dennis Russell contracted to conduct.
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Mouskouri Plans 1978 West Germany Austria Tour
Greek pop singer Nana Mouskouri will embark on a concert tour in early 1978 covering 24 appearances across West Germany and Austria. She will visit major cities and perform in multiple venues during the tour.
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