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They also promised a Big Nuda oc Scene, with a few nekkid boys and girls aiming right at me. I didn't faint here, either, for the 'Hair1 Is Itchy, Twftchy Dirty; The Company Dances With Zest By JOHN CHAPMAN a pretty song called "I Believe In Love." The vocal burden of the show seems to fall to James Rado, Gerome Ragni, Steve Curry and Lamont Washington but the entire big company sings as enthusiastically as it dances. Tom O'Horgan haa kept the production going at an insane pace, and the scenic effects by Robin Wagner are picturesque. As ona might expect, the costumes by Nancy Potts are psychedelic. But "Hair" is no show to take a lady to.

End of plug. CI stage was dimly lit. Twltchy, Itchy The best title for the show-would be "The Dirty -Foot Follies," for hardly anybody in this twitotiy, Itchy extravaganza wear3 shoes and they all kept running up and down the center aisle waving their calluses at me. I did see at least one pretty girl, Lynn Kellogg, and 6he sang After the season's weirdest publicity buildup, they gave "Hair" its official opening last evening at the Bilt-more Theater. The show is subtitled "the American tribal love-rock musical," and I guess this fits it whatever it "HAIR" Revue with book and lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado and music by Gait Mc-Dermot, produced by Michael Butler at the Biltmore Theater.

April 29, 1968. THE PRINCIPALS Stev Curry, Ronald Dyson, Sally Eaton, Leata Galloway, Paul Jabara, Diarw Keaton, Lynn Kellogg. Jonathan Kramer, Melba Moore, Shelley Plimpton, James Rado, Gerome Ragni, Lamont Washington, Donnie Burks, Lorri Davis, Steve Garnet, Walter Harris, Hiram Keller, Mariorie Li-Pari. Emmaretta Marks. Natalie Mosco.

Suzannah Norstrand and Robert I. Rublnsky. ONLY 12 DAYS thru SUN. MAY 12 means. I guess the producer, Michael Butler, is waiting for me to damn this whatsit cheap, vulgar, foul-mouthed and tasteless so he can make some of his money back.

And so it is. But it has some other qualities which I liked particularly the zestful abandon of the young cast, the dances staged by Julie Arenal and some of the songs 2 SHOWS TODAY 2 7:30 PM rfTA-jrfr, llMUW "NNSYlMNIftrUUt a EH Tm Solomon' Calls If Quits By DOUGLAS WATT Faced with a weak response to advertising efforts and heavy operating costs, the producers of Solomon" ran? down the curtain on the lavish musical Saturday evening at the Mark Ilellinger after 16 performances, a figure that includes nine previews. The spectacle, which starred Dick Shawn, was geared to break ven at the high figure of 60,000 a week. Prior to Broadway, it had i They had stunk tip the theater with incense and dead flowers early goldenrod, I think and 1 EC North Directed by Richard BarstOW Res. $7.50, 6.50, 5.50, 4.50, 3.50, 2.50 CHILDREN (under 12 years) HALF-PRICE TUES.

thru FRI. MATS, and TUES. WED. IHURS. F.VGS.

and SAT. 10:30 AM. MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED iHH nr nrrirr far tiandllnr. Produced by John Ringiing For ticket Information, pnoni 5544400 SHOW TIMES Tues. Wed.Thurs 2 PM Friday, 2 8:30 PM Saturday, 10:30 AM, 3 8:30 PM Sunday, 1:30 6 PM Enclose self-addressed stamped envelope.

the audience included many elderly gentlemen wearing goiter-sweaters, chains and beads who must have thought they were helling around as if they had just come up from East Village instead of down from Central Park West. "Tribal love-rock" is not my type of music, for I was brought up on "Traumerei," "Souvenir" and "Glow-Worm." It is just too damned' loud, being insanely electronified like Eddie Fisher. I couldn't hear all the words for the racket. Just as well, no doubt, no pertormancs wonaay played three weeks in Baltimore and 10 days in Xew Haven. The production represents an estimated loss of better than $300,000.

"Roman" Sets Date HOP ST. SHOW TEMPTATIONS MONITORS Will IE TYIFR for the sponsors of "Hair" have been promising to use lots of dirty words. 1 did manage to un Her First Roman," musical treatment of Shaw's "Caesar and Cleopatra" to star Richard Kiley and Leslie L'ggams, has been booked into the Lunt-Fontanne for an Oct. 8 opening. The revival of "Private Lives" at the Theater De Lys has pushed back it opening from Friday to next derstand a few, but I didn faint.

THIS SAT. EVG. at 8:30 12 MIDNIGHT (SOLO OUT) Tuesday. Atelje 212. Belgrade avant garde theater to appear in repertory June 25-July 14 at the Lynn Kellogg Sha's pretty and sings i written by Gerome Ragni, James Ragno and Gait JIcDermot.

The show on my side of the footlights was pretty funny, too. Forum, in Lincoln Center, has substituted Vitrac's "Victor, or the Children Take Over" for the previously scheduled twin bill of Rozewicz's "Card Index" and What! You haven't even seen once? SEE ALPHABETICAL THEATRE DIRECTORY FOR DETAILS Drozdowsky "The Funeral." Stan Swerdlow, co-producer of "Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris," musical at the Village Gate, left yesterday for Japan to arrange for a Tokyo company of the show Hans 89 PRICES: 56.60. 5.50. 4.50. 3.50.

CARNEGIE HALL S7tk St. 1 7th 247-7459 ford Rowe tonight replaces Gene Galvin as Mr. Gillingwater in 111'- mW "Curler McDimple." Last Trek Theatre Directory 4- PF.RF. TON1TE P.M. i Mats.

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Maurice Chevalier opens his Theatre Directory farewell tour of the United A I P. States tonight at the Westbury (LJ.) Music Fair. He will be at TONIGHT AT 10 THE CHERRY ORCHARD WtuH Ealnea Any Scawa." Hurnrs. limn Westbury through Sunday. The American Tribal I.ore-Rwk Musical PRICES: Tues.

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4. $.60. ST. JAMES West 44th Street. (95-5850 A MUSICAL OF UNUSUAL DISTINCTION." I.riris f'ne Mitii "A WONDERFUL HAPPY ENDING OF SHEER ENTERTAINMENT." Watts, Post SAINT SUBBER presents GEORGE C.

MATTREEN SCOTT STAPLETON in PNEIL SIMON'S Ifeto Comedy Hit' LAZA SUITE Directed Bv MIKE NICHOLS PLYMOUTH 236 W. 45'a St. 246-9156 Evos. at 8:30. Mats.

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A P. Lc V- -if A LLOYD BRIDGES BETSY PALMER in the comedy hit' ACTUS FLOWER Directed bt ABE burrows R0YALE THEA. 45 St. W. af B'arav.

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Lincoln Center 787-4200 Eves, at 8:30. Mats. Sat A Sun. 2 JO "RICH IN COMEDY AND CHARM." Leonard Lyons GIG YOUNG AMANDA JON RITA PERTWEE GAM. "THERE'S A GIRL IN I MY SOUP Tl.e Xew Comedy Hit! MUSIC BOX 239 W.

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AT SROLP HOCHHUTH'a Kew Plan I starring JOHN COT.TCOS Directed bv CLIFFORD WILLI AMS Tues. thra Sat. Oreh. $7.50: Mezz. $6.90: Bale.

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BILLY ROSE W. 41 ST. Wl 7-5510 ALL PERFORMANCES BEGIN PROMPTLY "ROBERT ANDERSON'S BEAUTIFUL PLAY IS ABSORBING, TOUCHING. EXCITING FINE THEATRE." Inhn Chanman. Setrs "ONE OF THE FINEST PLAYS I'VE EVER SEEN." Allan Jeffer.

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SLY, WITTY AND INGRATIATING COMEDY." Chapman. AVir SMELYYN DOFGLAS ct PERT KELTON BARBARA BRITTON ANTA 245 Wast S2nd St. 246-6270 8:30. Mats. Tera'w 2, Sat.

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