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Theatre on First Avenue last night..." but Funke found the material lacking "...the trouble is that they have not given the material the edge, sharpness and point of view that would have made it truly comic". Although Funke had high praise for the cast, he added "...Too often are
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280:. "It's discouraging to stand in front of the theatre before the show," Barnes told a reporter, "and hear people say, 'I'm looking forward to seeing Binnie Barnes again. I haven't seen her in years.'"
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931:References
443:Ted Rogers
421:presented
325:Patti Page
206:Club Oasis
135:Background
125:Bert Convy
92:is a 1959
751:"Blocks"
431:Edinburgh
321:Sue Raney
186:Crescendo
129:Ken Berry
515:"Medic"
380:and the
357:ABC-TV's
265:Broadway
190:hungry i
184:and the
114:Broadway
425:at the
182:Mocambo
1201:Revues
922:
895:Act II
846:
457:Sequel
102:lyrics
53:Lyrics
865:Act I
689:ACT 2
487:ACT 1
98:music
96:with
43:Music
323:and
308:and
228:The
127:and
116:and
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86:The
64:Book
465:.
437:in
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192:in
168:in
104:by
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449:,
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319:,
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