BY ED BRUCE edbrucevegas@yahoo.com
THE THIRD OF THREE CULTURAL PROGRAMS IN 4 NIGHTS AT UNLV....89 YEAR OLD HAL HOLBROOK DOING MARK TWAIN FOR THE 500OTH TIME....OR SO.
HOLBROOK BASICALLY PORTRAYING TWAIN HIS ENTIRE LIFE..... AT 89 HE SEEMS TO HAVE THE CHARACTER DOWN....DOING IT MORE THAN TWAIN HIMSELF.
THE ONE MAN SHOW WITH NICE SOUND IN THE HAM HALL THEATRE...GOOD CROWD OF PEOPLE MY AGE AND TWAINS AGE...(OLD FOLKS).
A BIG HISTORY HERE WITH ONE OF THE WORLDS PREMIERE TALENTS....I REMEBER HOLBROOK DOING TVS "THE BOLD ONES" IN 1971 AND 1972...OUTSTANDING THEN AS WERE MOST OF HOLBROOKS MOVIES AND TELEVISION SHOWS.
IN THE TRADITIONAL WHITE SUIT HOLBROOK ENLIGHTENED THE CROWDD WITH SARCASM AND POLITCAL ATTACKS.....THE TIME FRAME FOR THIS SHOW FOR WAS FRO 1906.....TWAIN LIVED FROM 1836 TO 1910 AND HOLBROOK......TRAILED ON TWAINS PRESBYTERIANISM.
A LITTLE TOO MUCH HUCK FINN AT END OF THE 7 MINUTE LATE TWO HOUR 16 MINUTES SHOW WITH A TOO LONG INTERMISSION...TWAIN DID OFFER INTERMISSION AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEAVE...NONE DID !
NEXT A UNLV...HAIFA SYMPHONE ORCHESTRA OF ISRAEL....MARCH 13....BEST SOUND SYSTEM IN LAS VEGAS HERE....I AM THERE ....YOU ARE TOO 895 8727
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