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Disappointment

The most looked forward to
musical of the season has also
arrived and, sadly, is something of a
disappointment. Richard Rodgers'
"Two By Two," which has a book
by Peter Stone, lyrics by Martin
Charnin, and a charismatic star in
Danny Kaye, has a heavy advance
sale which will put it in the black
probably before the first day of
spring, but it isn't the superior
musical comedy which we expected
those experienced and talented
artists to turn out.

The show is based on Clifford
Odets' 1954 play, "The Flowering
Peach," and is a re-hashing of the
story of Noah and his ark in biblical
period but in modern terms. The
story focuses on Noah's family life
with his wife, three sons, and three
daughters-in-law.