The first thing any seasoned Penn alumnus does at a Mask & Wig show is to consult his program to see who wrote the music. Last week's audience at Philadelphia's Erlanger Theater looked, and was reassured. The Philadelphia dentist who has written the music for the University of Pennsylvania's last eleven shows had done it again.
This year's show, called John Paul Jones, closed after 14 performances. Reason: the chorus boys had to return to their classes, which are still on a wartime speedup schedule. The 1946 tour was one of the shortest, but its music was some of the best in...
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