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6E ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH WEDNESDAY, JULY 31,1951 REVIEWS SYDNEY OMARR THEATER Pisces: Means 'Loophole9 More Money Enchanting, Energetic 'Mame' At Muny cate with individuals who help pop- ularize talent product Emphasis on fitness, self-esteem, suddeaJ change of employment routine, i SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-DefN "Mams'' Place: The Muny Address: Forest Park Duration: Through Aug. 4 Curtain: 8:15 p.m. Box Office: 367-8686 21): Remodel, revise, bring prodi uct up to state of the art ChedcJ MAAkl.M.

1 -II 1 LII than wholesome, is an engaging young Patrick. John Scherer, as older Patrick, wasn't entirely convincing when he decided to marry someone less than extraordinary, but reprised "My Best Girl" nicely. Ronald Young was a gentlemanly Beauregard Jackson Pickett Burnside. Alan Muraoka was fine and fun as Ito, and Alan Clarey was appropriately pompous as Dwight Babcock. Clarey was just one of several familiar faces on stage other St.

Louis actors who deftly handled featured roles Include Kari Ely, Hollis Huston, Beth Baur and James Anthony. The ensemble, with more familiar faces and much talent, brightened up the stage with each number; most notably in "Open a New Window." Marcla MacDonald outdid herself on costumes, particularly on the party frocks and in the "Bosom Buddies" number. Paul Wonsek's set designs were provocative, and director and choreographer Onna White kept everything moving at a lively pace. Now if Hartley concentrates on being classy, brassy Mame instead of her dancing, all will be well. Hey Mame would fake It, smiling all the while.

By Patricia Corrigan Of the Post-Dispatch Staff MAME DENNIS admittedly a longtime role model of mine is in town with all her wacky, wicked friends, and it would be a shame if you didn't meet them. The Muny's production of Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee's "Mame," which opened Monday night, is a party from start to finish, with dazzling performances by absolutely everybody from the flamboyant auntie herself down to her ever-so-ea-ger-to-learn nephew. The show, based on Patrick Dennis' novel, opens with a marvelous fete at Mame's smashing apartment in New York City; everybody dressed in fabulous clothes and having a wonderful time. You sit in the audience wondering how to get Invited to that party and the urge to be within Mame's enchanted realm never lessens.

Mariette Hartley shines as Mame certainly In the characterization, usually in the songs and once or twice even while dancing. She brings lots of energy and comedic timing to the role, and her rendition of "If He Walked Into My Life" was poignant. Her dancing, especially during the rousing title song, was cautious, as though she were concentrating on matching the step to the count Instead of relishing Jerry Herman's musical tribute. Georgia Engel, in one of the best-written roles of anyone's career, is outrageously perfect (stork-print maternity top and all) as Agnes Gooch, the timid nanny who allows herself to be "redesigned" by Mame and her "bosom buddy," Vera Charles, a role graced by one of the leading ladies of musical theater, Gretchen Wyler. Duffy Huebschmann, who has escaped from "The Nutcracker" for something more interesting NOTE: Horoscopes have no basis in scientific fact and should be read for entertainment, not guidance.

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Rating: language, situations. Running time: 1:38 By George Landau Of the Post-Dispatch Staff IN THE Trl-Star Pictures press kit for "Another You," the film's director, Maurice Phillips, speaks of a "real chemistry" between co-stars Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor that's "incredible to watch." Never trust a press kit Test results from our independent laboratory show that Wilder and Pryor have the chemistry of vinegar and baking soda: They fizzle for a short while and turn flat. The script, the direction and Pryor share the BRIDGE TIPS By Omar Sharif and Tannah Hirsch Both vulnerable. North deals. Jewish Hospital St.

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