Tagged: J. B. Kaufman

SHIPS CROSSING IN THE NIGHT

Post show inside Stromboli’s wagon chowing down on “Italian” cuisine – i.e. sausage, wine, olives, cheese and garlic – the puppetmaster tallies his take, Pinocchio now sidelined, observing. Furious at finding a slug amongst the gold, the puppeteer has a...

A SILLY SONG (AND DANCE!)

The yodeling intro precedes the song proper. Happy sings the first verse of clever meaningless lyrics followed by a group chorus during which he tap-dances (though silently). The chorus is a model of self-deprecation: “Ho-hum, the tune is dumb; the...