MUSIC: TAKE THE MONEY AND PLAY

LE PANDEMONIUM! A NEWLY SHOWMANLIKE WOODY ALLEN AND HIS JAZZ BAND ARE PACKING THEM IN ON A 14-CITY EUROPEAN TOUR

WOODY ALLEN WALKS offstage with a bemused look on his face. In one hand, he holds a clarinet; in the other, a bizarre, cube-shaped plastic sculpture that some fan placed at his feet in lieu of flowers. "That audience was amazing," he says. "They were so sweet. They were bathing us in affection." To prove the feeling is mutual, he heads back out into the spotlight. Some 2,000 Parisians are on their feet, clapping, screaming, chanting, "Wooo-DEE! Wooo-DEE!" Incredible as it seems, Allen--who treats New York City audiences like wallpaper at his weekly gig at Michael's Pub--responds by blowing kisses. Then...

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