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PLAYBILL
BROADWAY 
THEATRE GUIDE

"SOPHISTICATED AND ENCHANTING." - Clive Barnes, N.Y. Times
A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC
a new musical-starring
GLYNIS JOHNS  LEN CARIOU  HERMIONE GINGOLD
FOR GROUP SALES CALL: 796-3074
SHUBERT THEA., 225 W. 44St. 246-5990
Mon.-Sat. Evgs. at 7:30; Mats. Wed. & Sat. at 2

BEST MUSICAL 1972
Outer Critics Circle Award * Grammy Award
DON'T BOTHER ME, I CAN'T COPE
Student Rush * Amer. Express Hon.
Group Sales:  796-3074–Ticketron:  644-4400
Evgs.: Wed.-Fri. 7:30: $8.50, 7.50, 5.50; Sat. Evgs. 
at 7:30 & 10 P.M.: $9.50, 8:50, 6.50. Mats. Wed. & 
Sat. at 2, Sun. at 2 & 5:  $7.50, 6.50, 4.50.
EDISON Thea., 47 St. W. of B'way 757-7164

Previews Mar. 26 & 27 * Opens Wed. Evg. Mar. 28
REX HARRISON in PIRANDELLO'S
EMPEROR HENRY IV
also starring EILEEN HERLIE
Mon. thru Fri. Evgs. at 7:30 & Sat. Mats. at 2:  $10,
9, 8, 7, 6. Sat. Evgs. at 7:30 & Opening Night:  $12, 10, 9, 8, 7. Wed. Mats. at 2: $8, 7, 6, 5, 4.
FOR GROUP SALES CALL 541-9595
Ethel Barrymore Thea., 243 W. 47 St. 246-0390.

JEAN KERR'S best comedy yet
BARBARA BEL GEDDES   ROBERT LANSING
FINISHING TOUCHES
Directed by JOSEPHY ANTHONY
Mon. thru Thurs. Evgs.: $8.50, 7.50, 6.50, 5.50, 4. 
Fri. & Sat. Evgs.: $9, 8, 7, 6, 5. Wed. Mats.: $7, 
6, 5, 4, 3. Sat. Mats.: $7.50, 6.50, 5.50, 4.50, 3.50.
PLYMOUTH Thea., 236 W. 45 St., 246-9156
FOR GROUP SALES CALL MISS BLUM: 757-5100

"A MUSICAL KNOCKOUT!" -Probst, NBC
GREASE New Musical Comedy Hit!
PHONE RESERVATIONS: 245-5760
Mon. thru Thurs. Evgs. $9.90, 8.50, 6.90, 4.90, 3.50.  Fri. & Sat. Evgs, $11.90, 10, 8.90, 6.50, 4.50. Wed. 
& Sat. Mats. $7.50, 6.50, 5.50, 4.50, 3.
TICKETS ALSO AT TICKETRON 644-4400.
FOR GROUP SALES ONLY CALL 354-1032.
ROYALE Thea. 242 W. 45 St. 245-5760

"LIVELY AND ENTERTAINING."- Watts, Post
DEBBIE REYNOLDS in
IRENE
A Musical Comedy–also starring
MONTE MARKHAM   GEORGE S. IRVING   RUTH WARRICK
and PATSY KELLY
Mon.-Sat. Evgs.: $15, 12, 10, 8, 6. Wed. Mats.: $9, 
8, 6, 5, 4. Sat. Mats.: $10, 9, 7, 6, 5.
MINSKOFF Thea. 45 St. W. of Bwy. 869-0550

3 MATS WKLY: WED. & SAT. AT 2, SUN. 3
"A TRIUMPH! A STUNNINGLY EFFECTIVE 
THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE." –Watt, News
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
Tues.–Thurs. Evgs.: $12, 10, 7.50, 5. Fri. & Sat. 
Evgs.: $15, 12, 8, 6. Wed. Mat.: $8, 5, 4, 3. Sat. 
Mat.: $9, 6, 5, 4. Sun. Mat.: $10, 8, 6, 5. GROUP 
SALES: (212)354-1032 * Seats Now For All Perfs.
MARK HELLINGER 51 St W. of Bway. 757-7050

LOW PRICE PREVIEWS NOW THRU MAR. 31
Previews: $6, 5, 4 (Fri. & Sat. Evgs. $7, 6, 5)
OPENS SUN. EVE. APRIL 1
EDDIE ALBERT  NANETTE FABRAY
in a new comedy
NO HARD FEELINGS
by SAM BOBRICK & RON CLARK
Directed by ABE BURROWS
FOR GROUP SALES ONLY CALL: 796-3074
MARTIN BECK Thea., 302 W. 45 St. 757-7064

BROADWAY'S BIGGEST HIT MUSICAL COMEDY
"ONE OF THE BEST MUSICAL STAGINGS TO BE SEEN ON BROADWAY IN YEARS."- Barnes, N.Y. Times
PIPPIN
Mon. thru Fri. Evgs.: $12, 10, 9, 7, 6, 5. Sat. Evgs.: $15, 12, 10, 8, 7, 6. Wed Mat.: $9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4. 
Sat. Mat.: $10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5.
IMPERIAL Thea. 249 W. 45th St. 265-2412.

THE EXCITING NEW BROADWAY HIT!
MICHELE LEE  KEN HOWARD
SEESAW 
A New Musical
PRICES: Evgs. Mon. thru Thurs.: $12.75, 12, 9.50, 
7.50, 5.50. Fri. & Sat. Evgs.: $15, 12.75, 10, 8, 7.  Wed. Mats.: $9, 8, 7, 6, 5. Sat. Mats.: $10, 9, 8, 7, 5.50. FOR GROUP SALES CALL:  796-3074
URIS Thea., 51 St. W. of Broadway, 586-6510
TICKETS ALSO AT TICKTRON:  644-4400

SIXTH HILARIOUS MONTH!
3 MATS. WKLY.: WED. & SAT. at 2, SUN. 3
"FUN & CLASS"-Barnes, N.Y. Times
JERRY ORBACH   JANE ALEXANDER
6 RMS RIV VU
Tues.-Fri. Evgs.: $8.50, 7.50, 6.50, 5.50, 4.50. Sat. Evgs.: $9, 8, 7, 6, 5. Wed. Mats.: $7, 6, 5, 4, 3. Sat. & Sun. Mats.: $7.50, 6.50, 5.50, 4.50, 3.50.
LUNT-FONTANNE Thea., 205 W. 46th St. 586-5555

3 MATS WKLY: WED. & SAT. at 3, SUN. 3
BEST PLAY-TONY AWARD
"THE BEST THRILLER I HAVE EVER SEEN" -Clive Barnes, N.Y. Times
PATRICK MACNEE
JORDAN CHRISTOPHER
SLEUTH   The Hit Thriller
Tues.-Sat. Evgs.: Orch. $8.50: Mezz. $7.50, 6,50, 
5.50, 4.50. Mats.: Orch. $7; Mezz. $6,5,4,3.50.
MUSIC BOX Thea., 237 W. 45 St. 246-4636

EVGS. AT 8 P.M., MATS. WED. & SAT. AT 2
"EXCEPTIONALLY FUNNY!"-Watts, Post
SUGAR
Mon. thru Sat. Evgs. $15, 12, 10, 8, 6,5 4. Mats. 
Wed.: $8,7,6, 5, 4, 3. Sat.: $10, 9, 7, 6, 5, 4. 
FOR GROUP SALES ONLY CALL 796-3074
MAJESTIC THEATRE, W. 44th St., 246-0730
Free Parking Mon. thru Fri. Evgs. for Orch. & Front Mezz. ticket holdes at Bowser Garage, 251 W. 45 St.

BEST PLAY 1972
N.Y. DRAMA CRITICS' AWARD
THAT CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON
Mon. thru Sat. Evgs. at 7:30; Orch., $8; Front 
Mezz. $7; Rear Mezz. $5.50, 4. Mats. Wed. & Sat. 
at 2; Orch $7; Front Mezz. $6; Rear Mezz. $4.50, 3. 
BOOTH THEA., 45 St. W. of B'way. 254-5969
FOR GROUP SALES CALL: 354-1032

3 MATS. WKLY.: WED. & SAT. AT 2, SUN. 3
"A GLORIOUSLY FUNNY PLAY!"-Barnes, Times
THE PRISONER OF SECOND AVENUE
A New Comedy by NEIL SIMON
Tues. thru Thurs. Evgs.: $8.50, 7.50, 6.50, 5.50, 
4.50. Fri & Sat.. Evgs.: $9, 8, 7, 6, 5. Mats. Wed. & Sat. at 2, Sun. at 3 P.M.: $7, 6, 5, 4, 3.
EUGENE O'NEILL Thea., W. 49 St. 246-0220
FOR GROUP SALES ONLY CALL 796-3074

"EXTRADORDINARILY FUNNY." -Barnes, Times
JACK ALBERTSON    SAM LEVENE in
NEIL SIMON'S new comedy
THE SUNSHINE BOYS
Directed by ALAN ARKIN
Mon. thru Sat. Evgs. $4.50, 6, 7, 8, 9. Wed. Mats. 
$3, 4, 5, 6, 7. Sat. Mats. $4, 5, 6, 7, 8. 
BROADHURST Thea., 235 W. 44 St. 246-6699
GROUP SALES: 585-6591 - Ticketron: 644-4400

3 MATS. WKLY: WED. & SAT. AT 2, SUN. 3
BEST MUSICAL 1972
N. Y. CRITICS' AWARD
TONY AWARD
TWO GENTELMEN OF VERONA
Tues thru Thur. Evgs.: $12, 10, 9, 6, 5, 3. Fri. &
Sat. Evgs.: $15. 12, 8, 6, 4. Mats Wed., Sat. & 
Sun.: $9, 8, 6, 5, 3. Group Sales Call: 354-8414
ST. JAMES Thea., 246 W. 44th St. 695-5858

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play tennis, though not together. Brendan Gill is active in architectural groups who fight to preserve New York landmarks. Judith Crist reads and does needlepoint. And Clive Barnes wrote down "deck quoits," which is obviously a put on because everybody knows there is no deck quoit facility in Shubert Alley. 
Finally, we asked each critic to supply us with both a favorite line from one of his own reviews and a general favorite theatre quote. Several supplied neither; several supplied both. Here are some of the better ones:
John Simon (his own): "If that be Norman Wisdom, give me Saxon Folly!" Kenneth Tynan's, "As Lavinia, Vivien Leigh receives the news that she is about to be ravished on her husbands's corpse with little more than the mild annoyance of one who would have preferred foam rubber."
Richard Watts (general): Percy Hammond's "the more you praise an actor, the more it despises you." (Although Watts says he doesn't agree with it.)
Judith Crist (general): George S. Kauffman's "Forgotten-but not gone."

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Steawrt Klein (his own): "I suppose it is only appropriate this holiday eve that we get a turkey. We did." General: John Barrymore's answer when asked if Romeo and Juliet ever had carnal relations: "In the Chicago company they did."
Ted Kalem (his own, also his latest): "Life is war on the installment plan." General: Menchen's "No one ver went broke underestimating the taste of the American public."
Marylin Stasio (general): George Jean Nathan's "Criticism is the art of appraising others at one's own value."
Barry Tarshis is a free-lance writer on the arts who contributes to national publications. His latest book is The Creative New Yorker.

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