Starring_VVG role_NN1 for_IF TV_NN1 and_CC film_NN1 props_NN2 By_II Robert_NP1 Shrimsley_NP1 THE_AT couch_NN1 cavorted_VVD upon_II by_II Joanne_NP1 Whalley-Kilmer_NP1 in_II her_APPGE portrayal_NN1 of_IO Christine_NP1 Keeler_NP1 in_II the_AT film_NN1 Scandal_NN1 and_CC the_AT pulpit_NN1 used_VVN by_II Peter_NP1 Sellers_NP1 in_II the_AT film_NN1 Heavens_NN2 Above_RL are_VBR among_II the_AT items_NN2 to_TO be_VBI sold_VVN in_II an_AT1 auction_NN1 of_IO stock_NN1 from_II the_AT country_NN1 's_GE largest_JJT supplier_NN1 of_IO theatrical_JJ and_CC television_NN1 props_NN2 ._. 
For_IF around_RG 400_MC the_AT lucky_JJ purchaser_NN1 can_VM harangue_VVI members_NN2 of_IO his_APPGE family_NN1 with_IW sermons_NN2 from_II the_AT hexagonal_JJ pine_NN1 pulpit_NN1 or_CC ,_, for_IF 65_MC 80_MC ,_, sit_VV0 in_II his_APPGE favourite_JJ armchair_NN1 beneath_II a_AT1 carved_JJ and_CC painted_VVN royal_JJ crest_NN1 used_VVN in_II the_AT courtroom_NN1 scenes_NN2 from_II Rumpole_NN1 of_IO the_AT Bailey_NP1 ._. 
These_DD2 items_NN2 ,_, and_CC 1,097_MC more_DAR ,_, belong_VV0 to_II the_AT Old_JJ Times_NNT2 Furnishing_VVG Company_NN1 and_CC will_VM be_VBI auctioned_VVN by_II Phillips_NP1 at_II the_AT end_NN1 of_IO this_DD1 month_NNT1 inside_II the_AT company_NN1 's_GE Putney_NP1 warehouse_NN1 ._. 
Mr_NNB Jeremy_NP1 Sparks_VVZ ,_, Phillips_NP1 's_GE operations_NN2 manager_NN1 ,_, will_VM conduct_VVI most_DAT of_IO the_AT auction_NN1 from_II the_AT hexagonal_JJ pine_NN1 pulpit_NN1 ._. 
Everything_PN1 in_II the_AT sale_NN1 will_VM have_VHI been_VBN used_VVN in_II films_NN2 ,_, television_NN1 programmes_NN2 and_CC stage_NN1 plays_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB Mr_NNB Robert_NP1 Delaney_NP1 ,_, the_AT company_NN1 's_GE managing_JJ director_NN1 can_VM scarcely_RR remember_VVI in_II which_DDQ productions_NN2 the_AT furniture_NN1 featured_VVD ._. 
'_" That_DD1 cabinet_NN1 would_VM have_VHI been_VBN used_VVN in_II that_DD1 Granada_NP1 programme_NN1 about_II India_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 think_VV0 ,_, yes_UH Jewel_NN1 in_II the_AT Crown_NN1 ,_, that_DD1 's_VBZ it_PPH1 ,_, '_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD vaguely_RR during_II a_AT1 guided_JJ tour_NN1 of_IO the_AT warehouse_NN1 ._. 
Few_DA2 of_IO the_AT exhibits_NN2 ,_, which_DDQ are_VBR expected_VVN to_TO fetch_VVI around_RG 100,000_MC in_II total_NN1 ,_, come_VV0 with_IW a_AT1 guarantee_NN1 of_IO having_VHG been_VBN used_VVN in_II any_DD particular_JJ film_NN1 or_CC show_NN1 ._. 
Cocktail_NN1 shakers_NN2 which_DDQ are_VBR believed_VVN to_TO have_VHI featured_VVN in_II Jeeves_NP1 and_CC Wooster_NP1 are_VBR currently_RR resting_VVG on_II tables_NN2 and_CC bookshelves_NN2 which_DDQ were_VBDR probably_RR used_VVN in_II Inspector_NNB Morse_NP1 and_CC Miss_NNB Marple_NP1 ._. 
The_AT Arts_NN2 :_: The_AT secret_NN1 of_IO eternal_JJ adolescence_NN1 By_II CHARLES_NP1 SHAAR_NP1 MURRAY_NP1 MUCH_DA1 of_IO the_AT advance_NN1 publicity_NN1 that_CST surrounded_VVD Hook_NP1 ,_, Steven_NP1 Spielberg_NP1 's_GE adaptation_NN1 of_IO J._NP1 M._NN1 Barrie_NP1 's_GE Peter_NP1 Pan_NP1 story_NN1 ,_, concentrated_VVN on_II the_AT ageing_JJ directorial_JJ wunderkind_NN1 's_GE affinity_NN1 for_IF the_AT subject_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 boy_NN1 who_PNQS never_RR grows_VVZ up_RP ._. 
Little_DA1 fuss_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN made_VVN of_IO the_AT director_NN1 's_GE original_JJ notion_NN1 of_IO casting_VVG Michael_NP1 Jackson_NP1 as_CSA Peter_NP1 ,_, but_CCB Spielberg_NP1 has_VHZ clearly_RR missed_VVN the_AT boat_NN1 in_II refusing_VVG to_TO commission_VVI Robert_NP1 Smith_NP1 ,_, front_JJ man_NN1 and_CC only_RR constant_JJ factor_NN1 of_IO The_AT Cure_NN1 ,_, to_TO compose_VVI the_AT score_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Cure_NN1 are_VBR pop_NN1 's_GE truest_JJT Lost_JJ Boys_NN2 ,_, still_RR 14_MC years_NNT2 after_II their_APPGE first_MD professional_JJ recording_NN1 bravely_RR confronting_VVG the_AT desires_NN2 and_CC dilemmas_NN2 of_IO sensitive_JJ adolescence_NN1 ._. 
Their_APPGE latest_JJT album_NN1 ,_, Wish_NN1 (_( Fiction/Polydor_FU )_) ,_, not_XX only_RR includes_VVZ a_AT1 song_NN1 called_VVN Wendy_NP1 Time_NNT1 ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 also_RR celebrates_VVZ the_AT durability_NN1 of_IO Smith_NP1 's_GE most_RGT precious_JJ asset_NN1 ,_, miraculously_RR unimpaired_JJ by_II the_AT passage_NN1 of_IO the_AT years_NNT2 :_: his_APPGE ability_NN1 to_TO retain_VVI a_AT1 sense_NN1 of_IO wonder_NN1 at_II each_DD1 manifestation_NN1 of_IO the_AT most_RGT basic_JJ of_IO human_JJ emotions_NN2 ._. 
The_AT joy_NN1 and_CC pain_NN1 of_IO love_NN1 and_CC separation_NN1 not_XX to_TO mention_VVI a_AT1 certain_JJ degree_NN1 of_IO despair_NN1 at_II the_AT intractability_NN1 of_IO the_AT world_NN1 's_GE ills_NN2 and_CC follies_NN2 are_VBR a_AT1 constant_JJ backdrop_NN1 to_II any_DD adult_NN1 view_NN1 of_IO human_JJ existence_NN1 ;_; to_II teenagers_NN2 and_CC Robert_NP1 Smith_NP1 both_RR exhilaration_NN1 and_CC horror_NN1 are_VBR perpetually_RR fresh_JJ ._. 
Thus_RR Wish_NN1 veers_VVZ dizzily_RR from_II gleeful_JJ whimsy_NN1 to_II cosmic_JJ angst_NN1 ;_; from_II unconfident_JJ extroversion_NN1 to_II manic_JJ introspection_NN1 ._. 
Smith_NP1 marries_VVZ these_DD2 preoccupations_NN2 to_II highly_RR effective_JJ pop_NN1 psychedelia_NN1 like_II Syd_NP1 Barrett-vintage_NN1 Pink_JJ Floyd_NP1 under_II contemporary_JJ radio_NN1 discipline_NN1 to_TO produce_VVI spectacular_JJ ear_NN1 candy_NN1 like_II the_AT exultant_JJ Friday_NPD1 I_PPIS1 'm_VBM In_II Love_NN1 as_II31 well_II32 as_II33 woe-is-me_PPIO1 epics_NN2 like_II the_AT appropriately_RR titled_VVN Open_JJ and_CC End_NN1 ._. 
Smith_NP1 once_RR declared_VVN that_CST The_AT Cure_NN1 would_VM never_RR court_NN1 pop_NN1 's_GE mainstream_JJ ;_; and_CC that_CST the_AT mainstream_NN1 would_VM have_VHI to_TO expand_VVI in_BCL21 order_BCL22 to_TO embrace_VVI The_AT Cure_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 has_VHZ undoubtedly_RR come_VVN to_TO pass_VVI :_: Smith_NP1 's_GE shock-haired_JJ ,_, lipsticked_JJ moonface_NN1 is_VBZ internationally_RR recognisable_JJ and_CC The_AT Cure_NN1 sell_VV0 massive_JJ quantities_NN2 of_IO records_NN2 in_II every_AT1 market_NN1 where_CS bright_JJ ,_, sensitive_JJ adolescents_NN2 spend_VV0 money_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Please_RR stop_VV0 loving_VVG me_PPIO1 ,_, '_GE demands_NN2 Smith_NP1 at_II the_AT album_NN1 's_GE climax_NN1 ._. 
Fat_JJ chance_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 'll_VM love_VVI him_PPHO1 all_DB the_AT more_RRR ._. 
The_AT Arts_NN2 :_: Looking_VVG after_II the_AT dollars_NNU2 and_CC cents_NNU2 By_II TONY_NP1 PARSONS_NP1 MADONNA_NP1 's_GE new_JJ contract_NN1 with_IW Warner_NP1 Brothers_NN2 is_VBZ said_VVN to_TO be_VBI worth_II a_AT1 cool_JJ $60_NNU million_NNO ._. 
The_AT woman_NN1 who_PNQS started_VVD the_AT craze_NN1 for_IF wearing_VVG underwear_NN1 on_II31 top_II32 of_II33 your_APPGE clothes_NN2 do_VD0 n't_XX knock_VVI it_PPH1 if_CS you_PPY have_VH0 n't_XX tried_VVN it_PPH1 will_VM receive_VVI a_AT1 $3_NNU million_NNO advance_NN1 on_II her_APPGE publishing_NN1 contract_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 $5_NNU million_NNO advance_NN1 for_IF each_DD1 new_JJ album_NN1 and_CC $2_NNU million_NNO upon_II delivery_NN1 of_IO each_DD1 finished_JJ record_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Warners_NP2 deal_VV0 reportedly_RR also_RR includes_VVZ a_AT1 royalty_NN1 rate_NN1 of_IO nearly_RR 20_MC per_NNU21 cent_NNU22 and_CC generous_JJ funding_NN1 for_IF developing_VVG Madonna_NP1 projects_NN2 on_II the_AT big_JJ and_CC small_JJ screen_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB this_DD1 pop_NN1 business_NN1 is_VBZ not_XX all_DB eight-figure_JJ deals_NN2 and_CC unimaginable_JJ riches_NN2 ._. 
Grace_NP1 Jones_NP1 has_VHZ just_RR declared_VVN herself_PPX1 bankrupt_JJ in_II New_NP1 York_NP1 ._. 
Jones_NP1 lists_VVZ assets_NN2 of_IO $338,000_NNU against_II debts_NN2 of_IO $1.6_NNU million_NNO ,_, most_DAT of_IO it_PPH1 owed_VVD to_II the_AT tax_NN1 man_NN1 ._. 
The_AT good_JJ news_NN1 is_VBZ that_CST she_PPHS1 is_VBZ back_RP in_II the_AT studio_NN1 and_CC discussing_VVG a_AT1 new_JJ recording_NN1 contract_NN1 with_IW Island_NN1 ._. 
And_CC then_RT there_EX are_VBR some_DD musicians_NN2 who_PNQS merely_RR make_VV0 a_AT1 living_NN1 ._. 
Music_NN1 Week_NNT1 reports_VVZ that_DD1 session_NNT1 men_NN2 are_VBR receiving_VVG a_AT1 miserly_JJ 30_MC or_CC 40_MC for_IF performing_VVG on_II demo_NN1 records_NN2 and_CC about_RG 500_MC a_AT1 week_NNT1 for_IF going_VVG on_II tour_NN1 ,_, though_CS the_AT figure_NN1 rises_VVZ sharply_RR on_II big_JJ stadium_NN1 tours_NN2 ._. 
For_IF backing_VVG superstar_NN1 acts_VVZ such_II21 as_II22 Sting_NP1 and_CC Dire_JJ Straits_NN2 ,_, musicians_NN2 can_VM command_VVI up_RG21 to_RG22 7,000_MC a_AT1 week_NNT1 ._. 
But_CCB ,_, even_RR supporting_JJ name_NN1 acts_NN2 ,_, most_DAT musicians_NN2 receive_VV0 considerably_RR less_RRR ._. 
Music_NN1 Week_NNT1 cites_VVZ a_AT1 bass_JJ player_NN1 who_PNQS receives_VVZ about_RG 800_MC for_IF backing_VVG the_AT likes_NN2 of_IO Paul_NP1 Young_NP1 and_CC Julia_NP1 Fordham_NP1 ._. 
Still_RR ,_, even_RR session_NNT1 men_NN2 can_VM hit_VVI the_AT big_JJ time_NNT1 ._. 
Michael_NP1 Jackson_NP1 reportedly_RR paid_VVN a_AT1 backing_NN1 musician_NN1 1_MC1 million_NNO for_IF playing_VVG on_II his_APPGE last_MD tour_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB then_RT Michael_NP1 gets_VVZ an_AT1 even_RR bigger_JJR royalty_NN1 rate_NN1 than_CSN Madonna_NP1 ._. 
DAVID_NP1 BOWIE_NP1 ,_, our_APPGE most_RGT underrated_JJ actor_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ on_II the_AT cover_NN1 of_IO the_AT latest_JJT issue_NN1 of_IO the_AT American_JJ cinema_NN1 magazine_NN1 ,_, Movieline_NP1 ._. 
After_II four_MC years_NNT2 ,_, Bowie_NP1 is_VBZ back_RP on_II celluloid_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 will_VM soon_RR be_VBI seen_VVN as_II a_AT1 bartender_NN1 in_II the_AT comedy_NN1 The_AT Linguini_JJ Incident_NN1 and_CC he_PPHS1 has_VHZ a_AT1 cameo_NN1 as_II a_AT1 FBI_NP1 agent_NN1 in_II David_NP1 Lynch_NP1 's_GE Twin_NN1 Peaks_NN2 :_: Fire_NN1 Walk_NN1 With_IW Me_PPIO1 ._. 
Bowie_NP1 is_VBZ currently_RR in_II production_NN1 with_IW his_APPGE own_DA low-budget_JJ film_NN1 ,_, as_RR21 yet_RR22 untitled_JJ ,_, which_DDQ he_PPHS1 wrote_VVD and_CC directed_VVD ._. 
Bowie_NP1 was_VBDZ last_MD seen_VVN on_II the_AT big_JJ screen_NN1 as_II a_AT1 diffident_JJ Pontius_NP1 Pilate_NP1 in_II Martin_NP1 Scorsese_NP2 's_GE The_AT Last_MD Temptation_NN1 of_IO Christ_NP1 ._. 
And_CC he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ brilliant_JJ ._. 
'_" For_IF God_NP1 's_GE sake_NN1 ,_, '_GE Bowie_NP1 's_GE Pilate_NN1 bristled_VVD on_II that_DD1 first_MD Good_JJ Friday_NPD1 ,_, '_" I_PPIS1 could_VM have_VHI you_PPY crucified_VVN ._. 
'_GE Bowie_NP1 is_VBZ a_AT1 close_RR enough_DD friend_NN1 of_IO Scorsese_NN 's_VBZ to_TO have_VHI been_VBN given_VVN a_AT1 storyboard_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 fight_NN1 scene_NN1 in_II the_AT director_NN1 's_GE Raging_VVG Bull_NP1 (_( Bowie_NP1 loves_VVZ boxing_NN1 )_) although_CS he_PPHS1 intensely_RR disliked_VVD Marty_NP1 's_GE latest_JJT film_NN1 ,_, the_AT box-office_JJ smash_NN1 Cape_NP1 Fear_NP1 ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 hated_VVD Cape_NP1 Fear_NP1 ,_, '_GE Bowie_NP1 says_VVZ ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ so_RG disappointed_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 felt_VVD like_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ bored_JJ ,_, like_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ playing_VVG with_IW his_APPGE camera_NN1 instead_II21 of_II22 getting_VVG into_II the_AT thing_NN1 ._. 
The_AT story_NN1 is_VBZ sublimely_RR silly_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ all_RR making_VVG a_AT1 silk_NN1 purse_NN1 out_II21 of_II22 a_AT1 sow_NN1 's_GE ear_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Although_CS there_EX have_VH0 been_VBN reports_NN2 of_IO David_NP1 collaborating_VVG with_IW Nile_NP1 Rodgers_NP1 ,_, the_AT Chic_JJ leader_NN1 who_PNQS produced_VVD Bowie_NP1 's_GE classic_NN1 Let_VM21 's_VM22 Dance_NN1 album_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 understand_VV0 that_CST the_AT next_MD Bowie_NP1 record_NN1 on_II the_AT market_NN1 will_VM be_VBI a_AT1 live_JJ Tin_NN1 Machine_VV0 album_NN1 ._. 
THE_AT Prince_NN1 tour_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ arrives_VVZ here_RL in_II June_NPM1 ,_, opened_VVD in_II Tokyo_NP1 last_MD week_NNT1 ._. 
The_AT show_NN1 is_VBZ reportedly_RR a_AT1 cracker_NN1 ,_, with_IW a_AT1 set_NN1 comprising_VVG the_AT Diamonds_NN2 and_CC Pearls_NN2 album_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO unreleased_JJ material_NN1 yet_RR still_RR leaving_VVG room_NN1 for_IF all_DB Prince_NN1 's_GE greatest_JJT hits_NN2 ._. 
The_AT stage_NN1 set_NN1 features_NN2 two_MC monumental_JJ Greek_JJ statues_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 belly_NN1 dancer_NN1 ,_, two_MC giant_JJ balls_NN2 and_CC a_AT1 moving_NN1 '_GE love_NN1 symbol_NN1 '_GE ._. 
Is_VBZ he_PPHS1 insinuating_VVG something_PN1 ?_? 
NUMBER_NN1 ones_NN2 from_II around_II the_AT world_NN1 :_: Bruce_NP1 Springsteen_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS with_IW that_DD1 manly_JJ stubble_NN1 and_CC grubby_JJ string_NN1 vest_NN1 has_VHZ always_RR had_VHN something_PN1 of_IO the_AT macho_JJ Mediterranean_JJ stud_NN1 about_II him_PPHO1 ,_, is_VBZ currently_RR top_JJ of_IO the_AT pops_NN2 in_II Spain_NP1 and_CC Italy_NP1 with_IW Human_JJ Touch_NN1 ._. 
Kanashimiwa_NP1 Yukinoyouni_NP1 (_( Fear_VV0 Like_II Snow_NP1 )_) is_VBZ number_NN1 one_MC1 in_II Japan_NP1 ,_, Das_FW Boot_NN1 (_( The_AT Boat_NN1 )_) is_VBZ number_NN1 one_MC1 in_II Germany_NP1 while_CS George_NP1 Michael_NP1 and_CC Elton_NP1 John_NP1 's_GE Do_VD0 n't_XX Let_VV0 the_AT Sun_NN1 Go_VV0 Down_RP On_II Me_PPIO1 is_VBZ top_JJ in_II France_NP1 ._. 
The_AT Americans_NN2 continue_VV0 to_TO have_VHI little_DA1 interest_NN1 in_II British_JJ acts_NN2 apart_II21 from_II22 Right_RR Said_VVD Fred_NP1 Vanessa_NP1 Williams_NP1 is_VBZ number_NN1 one_MC1 in_II the_AT States_NP1 with_IW Save_VV0 the_AT Best_JJT for_IF Last_MD but_CCB our_APPGE old_JJ mates_NN2 the_AT Aussies_NN2 ca_VM n't_XX get_VVI enough_DD of_IO our_APPGE lads_NN2 ._. 
The_AT Australian_JJ chart_NN1 is_VBZ stuffed_VVN full_JJ of_IO Brits_NN2 Big_JJ Audio_JJ Dynamite_NN1 ,_, Kate_NP1 Bush_NP1 ,_, the_AT KLF_NP1 ,_, Genesis_NP1 ,_, Vic_NP1 Reeves_NP1 and_CC the_AT Wonder_NN1 Stuff_NN1 are_VBR all_DB in_II the_AT top_NN1 twenty_MC ,_, while_CS the_AT mawkish_JJ Saltwater_NN1 by_II Julian_NP1 Lennon_NP1 is_VBZ number_NN1 one_MC1 down_RP under_II ._. 
The_AT antipodean_JJ market_NN1 continues_VVZ to_TO be_VBI the_AT friendliest_JJT in_II the_AT world_NN1 for_IF British_JJ pop_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 seems_VVZ Australian_JJ music_NN1 lovers_NN2 could_VM n't_XX give_VVI a_AT1 XXXX_NP1 for_IF Paul_NP1 Keating_NP1 ._. 
The_AT Arts_NN2 :_: The_AT curse_NN1 of_IO having_VHG good_JJ taste_NN1 Joe_NP1 Boyd_NP1 has_VHZ a_AT1 fatal_JJ flaw_NN1 :_: he_PPHS1 has_VHZ taste_NN1 ._. 
Robert_NP1 Chalmers_NP1 meets_VVZ the_AT man_NN1 who_PNQS helped_VVD Pink_JJ Floyd_NP1 to_II fame_NN1 but_CCB has_VHZ never_RR scaled_VVN music_NN1 's_GE financial_JJ heights_NN2 By_II ROBERT_NP1 CHALMERS_NP1 AFTER_II a_AT1 few_DA2 minutes_NNT2 in_II the_AT company_NN1 of_IO Joe_NP1 Boyd_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ wondering_VVG whether_CSW there_EX was_VBDZ anybody_PN1 in_II world_NN1 music_NN1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD not_XX heard_VVN of_IO ._. 
In_II a_AT1 misguided_JJ attempt_NN1 to_TO impress_VVI the_AT veteran_JJ American_JJ producer_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 brought_VVD up_RP the_AT name_NN1 of_IO Jaume_NP1 Sisa_NP1 :_: a_AT1 songwriter_NN1 I_PPIS1 once_RR met_VVN by_II chance_NN1 in_II a_AT1 bar_NN1 in_II Barcelona_NP1 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 man_NN1 whose_DDQGE work_NN1 is_VBZ considered_VVN obscure_VV0 even_RR in_II Catalonia_NP1 ._. 
Boyd_NP1 has_VHZ all_DB his_APPGE albums_NN2 ._. 
Wild_JJ eclecticism_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN the_AT hallmark_NN1 of_IO Boyd_NP1 's_GE 30-year_JJ career_NN1 as_CSA record_NN1 producer_NN1 ,_, failed_VVD film_NN1 mogul_NN1 and_CC quixotic_JJ entrepreneur_NN1 ._. 
As_CSA stage_NN1 manager_NN1 at_II the_AT 1965_MC Newport_NP1 Folk_NN Festival_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ at_II Bob_NP1 Dylan_NP1 's_GE elbow_NN1 after_II the_AT singer_NN1 was_VBDZ first_MD barracked_VVD for_IF using_VVG electric_JJ instruments_NN2 ._. 
The_AT discoverer_NN1 and_CC producer_NN1 of_IO the_AT English_JJ folk-rock_JJ group_NN1 Fairport_NN1 Convention_NN1 ,_, Boyd_NP1 also_RR collaborated_VVD with_IW Stanley_NP1 Kubrick_NP1 on_II the_AT soundtrack_NN1 for_IF A_AT1 Clockwork_NN1 Orange_NN1 ._. 
Since_II 1980_MC ,_, when_CS he_PPHS1 founded_VVD his_APPGE own_DA label_NN1 ,_, Hannibal_NP1 Records_NN2 ,_, he_PPHS1 has_VHZ been_VBN an_AT1 enthusiastic_JJ supporter_NN1 of_IO music_NN1 from_II Africa_NP1 and_CC Eastern_JJ Europe_NP1 ,_, but_CCB has_VHZ still_RR found_VVN time_NNT1 to_TO produce_VVI albums_NN2 by_II mainstream_JJ American_JJ groups_NN2 such_II21 as_II22 REM_NN1 and_CC 10,000_MC Maniacs_NN2 ._. 
'_GE The_AT great_JJ thing_NN1 about_II Joe_NP1 Boyd_NP1 ,_, '_" says_VVZ Andy_NP1 Kershaw_NP1 ,_, whose_DDQGE Radio_NN1 1_MC1 show_NN1 provides_VVZ one_MC1 of_IO the_AT rare_JJ outlets_NN2 for_IF the_AT African_JJ percussionists_NN2 and_CC Bulgarian_JJ tractor_NN1 mechanics_NN2 '_GE choral_JJ ensembles_NN2 currently_RR recording_VVG for_IF Hannibal_NP1 ,_, '_GE is_VBZ that_CST he_PPHS1 has_VHZ consistently_RR put_VVN his_APPGE artistic_JJ principles_NN2 before_II his_APPGE commercial_JJ instincts_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 is_VBZ ,_, in_II the_AT nicest_JJT sense_NN1 ,_, one_MC1 of_IO life_NN1 's_GE brilliant_JJ failures_NN2 ._. 
'_GE Boyd_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS will_VM be_VBI 50_MC next_MD year_NNT1 ,_, has_VHZ changed_VVN little_RR in_II appearance_NN1 since_CS he_PPHS1 graduated_VVD from_II Harvard_NP1 in_II the_AT early_JJ Sixties_MC2 ._. 
His_APPGE manner_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT epitome_NN1 of_IO Ivy_NP1 League_NN1 rectitude_NN1 :_: one_MC1 of_IO Boyd_NP1 's_GE friends_NN2 told_VVD me_PPIO1 that_CST the_AT producer_NN1 once_RR ticked_VVD him_PPHO1 off_RP for_IF breaching_VVG etiquette_NN1 on_II opening_VVG a_AT1 car_NN1 door_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 lady_NN1 ._. 
Yet_RR this_DD1 is_VBZ the_AT same_DA man_NN1 who_PNQS ,_, in_II the_AT mid-Sixties_MC2 ,_, ran_VVD the_AT UFO_NN1 club_NN1 in_II Tottenham_NP1 Court_NP1 Road_NNL1 ._. 
Here_RL Boyd_NP1 promoted_JJ '_GE free-form_JJ art_NN1 groups_NN2 '_GE with_IW names_NN2 like_II David_NP1 Medella_NP1 and_CC the_AT Exploding_VVG Galaxy_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ indicative_JJ of_IO the_AT UFO_NP1 's_GE distinctive_JJ ambiance_NN1 that_CST the_AT lighting_NN1 was_VBDZ provided_VVN by_II a_AT1 50-year-old_JJ naturist_NN1 ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ from_II Watford_NP1 ,_, '_GE Boyd_NP1 explains_VVZ ._. 
'_" He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ very_RG interested_JJ in_II lighting_NN1 ,_, but_CCB basically_RR he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 nudist_NN1 ._. 
There_EX were_VBDR a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO people_NN like_II that_DD1 ._. 
'_GE Joe_NP1 Boyd_NP1 's_GE career_NN1 began_VVD in_II Princeton_NP1 ,_, New_NP1 Jersey_NP1 ,_, when_RRQ ,_, as_CSA an_AT1 18-year-old_JJ ,_, he_PPHS1 discovered_VVD that_CST Lonnie_NP1 Johnson_NP1 ,_, the_AT legendary_JJ blues_NN2 guitarist_NN1 ,_, had_VHD been_VBN reduced_VVN to_II washing_VVG dishes_NN2 in_II a_AT1 Philadelphia_NP1 hotel_NN1 kitchen_NN1 ._. 
Boyd_NP1 borrowed_VVD his_APPGE parents_NN2 '_GE car_NN1 ,_, brought_VVD Johnson_NP1 up_II21 to_II22 the_AT family_NN1 home_RL in_II New_NP1 Jersey_NP1 ,_, and_CC charged_VVD his_APPGE friends_NN2 a_AT1 dollar_NNU1 each_DD1 to_TO attend_VVI the_AT impromptu_JJ concert_NN1 ._. 
The_AT journey_NN1 from_II Philadelphia_NP1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 fraught_JJ one_PN1 ,_, Boyd_NP1 says_VVZ ,_, principally_RR because_CS Johnson_NP1 an_AT1 uncompromisingly_RR direct_JJ ladies_NN2 '_GE man_NN1 whose_DDQGE prolonged_JJ career_NN1 as_II a_AT1 plongeur_NN1 had_VHD left_VVN him_PPHO1 unused_JJ to_II the_AT excitements_NN2 of_IO the_AT open_JJ road_NN1 offered_VVD robust_JJ salutations_NN2 to_II every_AT1 woman_NN1 pedestrian_NN1 they_PPHS2 passed_VVD en_RR21 route_RR22 ._. 
Boyd_NP1 first_MD came_VVD to_II Britain_NP1 in_II the_AT early_JJ Sixties_MC2 as_II the_AT organiser_NN1 of_IO one_MC1 of_IO the_AT first_MD package_NN1 tours_NN2 of_IO blues_NN2 and_CC gospel_NN1 musicians_NN2 ,_, featuring_VVG artists_NN2 such_II21 as_II22 Muddy_JJ Waters_NN2 and_CC the_AT Reverend_NNB Gary_NP1 Davis_NP1 ._. 
In_II the_AT mid-Sixties_MC2 ,_, as_CSA a_AT1 prominent_JJ if_CS unlikely_JJ member_NN1 of_IO London_NP1 's_GE '_GE underground_NN1 '_GE ,_, he_PPHS1 produced_VVD the_AT first_MD single_NN1 by_II the_AT Pink_JJ Floyd_NP1 ._. 
Boyd_NP1 's_GE other_JJ proteges_NN2 from_II this_DD1 time_NNT1 included_VVD Fairport_NP1 Convention_NN1 ,_, whose_DDQGE singer_NN1 ,_, Sandy_NP1 Denny_NP1 ,_, died_VVD tragically_RR at_II the_AT end_NN1 of_IO the_AT Seventies_MC2 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 gifted_JJ young_JJ songwriter_NN1 called_VVN Nick_NP1 Drake_NN1 ._. 
Drake_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS served_VVD an_AT1 unusual_JJ rock_NN1 '_GE n_ZZ1 '_GE roll_NN1 apprenticeship_NN1 at_II Marlborough_NP1 and_CC Cambridge_NP1 University_NN1 ,_, released_VVN three_MC LPs_NN2 of_IO inspired_JJ ,_, if_CS doom-laden_JJ ,_, songs_NN2 before_II taking_VVG his_APPGE own_DA life_NN1 in_II 1974_MC ._. 
You_PPY can_VM not_XX help_VVI noticing_VVG that_CST the_AT incidence_NN1 of_IO fatalities_NN2 among_II Boyd_NP1 's_GE artistes_NN2 seems_VVZ remarkably_RR high_JJ ,_, even_RR by_II the_AT alarming_JJ standards_NN2 of_IO the_AT pop_NN1 business_NN1 ._. 
Of_IO Denny_NP1 and_CC Drake_NN1 ,_, Boyd_NP1 says_VVZ that_CST ,_, while_CS he_PPHS1 feels_VVZ their_APPGE deaths_NN2 keenly_RR ,_, he_PPHS1 does_VDZ not_XX hold_VVI himself_PPX1 personally_RR culpable_JJ ._. 
'_" I_PPIS1 think_VV0 there_EX is_VBZ a_AT1 major_JJ difference_NN1 between_II Nick_NP1 Drake_NN1 and_CC Sandy_NP1 Denny_NP1 and_CC a_AT1 '_GE rock_NN1 casualty_NN1 '_GE like_II Sid_NP1 Vicious_JJ ,_, '_GE Boyd_NP1 says_VVZ ,_, '_GE in_CS21 that_CS22 there_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 direct_JJ correlation_NN1 between_II their_APPGE level_NN1 of_IO fame_NN1 and_CC their_APPGE musical_JJ talent_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ not_XX manipulating_VVG them_PPHO2 or_CC elevating_VVG them_PPHO2 artificially_RR ,_, so_RR31 much_RR32 as_RR33 attempting_VVG to_TO support_VVI talent_NN1 to_TO reach_VVI its_APPGE natural_JJ level_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Boyd_NP1 's_GE activities_NN2 in_II the_AT late_JJ Sixties_MC2 set_VVD the_AT pattern_NN1 for_IF his_APPGE subsequent_JJ enterprises_NN2 ._. 
Typically_RR ,_, his_APPGE discoveries_NN2 receive_VV0 substantial_JJ ,_, sometimes_RT posthumous_JJ ,_, critical_JJ acclaim_NN1 ,_, but_CCB fail_VV0 to_TO make_VVI him_PPHO1 ,_, or_CC themselves_PPX2 ,_, any_DD money_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD no_AT better_JJR luck_NN1 when_CS he_PPHS1 went_VVD to_II Hollywood_NP1 in_II the_AT Seventies_MC2 and_CC attempted_JJ (_( unsuccessfully_RR )_) to_TO produce_VVI a_AT1 number_NN1 of_IO intriguing_JJ projects_NN2 ,_, including_II a_AT1 cinema_NN1 version_NN1 of_IO Ian_NP1 Gibson_NP1 's_GE book_NN1 on_II the_AT death_NN1 of_IO Garca_NP1 Lorca_NP1 ,_, to_TO have_VHI been_VBN directed_VVN by_II Francesco_NP1 Rosi_NP1 ,_, director_NN1 of_IO Christ_NP1 Stopped_VVD at_II Eboli_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Good_JJ ideas_NN2 ,_, '_GE Boyd_NP1 says_VVZ ,_, '_" none_PN of_IO which_DDQ ever_RR got_VVN made_VVN ._. 
'_GE Boyd_NP1 says_VVZ that_DD1 Scandal_NN1 ,_, the_AT film_NN1 about_II the_AT Profumo_NN1 affair_NN1 (_( one_MC1 of_IO his_APPGE few_DA2 ideas_NN2 which_DDQ did_VDD materialise_VVI )_) has_58 '_GE not_XX yet_RR shown_VVN any_DD profits_NN2 '_GE ._. 
On_II the_AT verge_NN1 of_IO bankruptcy_NN1 a_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO years_NNT2 ago_RA ,_, Hannibal_NP1 was_VBDZ rescued_VVN by_II an_AT1 American_JJ company_NN1 in_II a_AT1 deal_NN1 which_DDQ left_VVD Boyd_NP1 in_II charge_NN1 as_CSA manager_NN1 of_IO the_AT label_NN1 ._. 
These_DD2 days_NNT2 ,_, he_PPHS1 is_VBZ attempting_VVG to_TO persuade_VVI record-buyers_NN2 to_TO share_VVI his_APPGE enthusiasm_NN1 for_IF music_NN1 from_II Eastern_JJ Europe_NP1 :_: the_AT Trio_NN1 Bulgarka_NP1 ,_, from_II Sofia_NP1 ,_, and_CC the_AT hauntingly_RR beautiful_JJ songs_NN2 of_IO the_AT Hungarian_JJ Marta_NP1 Sebestyen_NP1 ._. 
If_CS these_DD2 projects_NN2 seem_VV0 likely_JJ to_TO enhance_VVI Boyd_NP1 's_GE musical_JJ reputation_NN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 are_VBR showing_VVG no_AT immediate_JJ signs_NN2 of_IO improving_VVG his_APPGE bank_NN1 balance_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT trouble_NN1 with_IW Joe_NP1 ,_, '_" one_MC1 of_IO his_APPGE more_RGR affluent_JJ colleagues_NN2 in_II the_AT pop_NN1 business_NN1 told_VVD me_PPIO1 ,_, '_GE is_VBZ that_CST he_PPHS1 suffers_VVZ from_II the_AT fatal_JJ curse_NN1 of_IO taste_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT Arts_NN2 :_: Beating_VVG the_AT colour_NN1 barrier_NN1 One_PN1 rarely_RR sees_VVZ a_AT1 black_JJ swan_NN1 in_II classical_JJ ballet_NN1 ._. 
Why_RRQ ?_? 
Nadine_VV0 Meisner_NP1 visits_VVZ a_AT1 Royal_JJ Ballet_NN1 project_NN1 that_CST is_VBZ encouraging_VVG a_AT1 different_JJ sort_NN1 of_IO child_NN1 to_TO put_VVI on_II pointed_JJ shoes_NN2 By_II NADINE_NP1 MEISNER_NN1 TWENTY_MC more_RGR or_CC less_RGR innocent_JJ little_JJ faces_NN2 looked_VVN at_II the_AT pianist_NN1 and_CC the_AT two_MC teachers_NN2 and_CC chanted_VVD :_: '_GE Thank_VV0 you_PPY Mary_NP1 ,_, thank_VV0 you_PPY Brenda_NP1 ,_, thank_VV0 you_PPY Michael_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Wonderfully_RR neat_JJ in_II their_APPGE red_NN1 and_CC black_JJ practice_NN1 clothes_NN2 ,_, they_PPHS2 had_VHD gone_VVN through_II the_AT rigours_NN2 of_IO a_AT1 simplified_JJ ballet_NN1 barre_NN1 (_( with_IW varying_JJ degrees_NN2 of_IO stoicism_NN1 )_) ,_, a_AT1 mime_NN1 sequence_NN1 (_( much_RR enthusiasm_NN1 )_) and_CC foot-stretching_JJ exercises_NN2 (_( giggles_NN2 and_CC pretend_VV0 moans_NN2 )_) ._. 
Now_RT they_PPHS2 were_VBDR in_II the_AT end-of-class_JJ ritual_NN1 of_IO thanks_NN2 ,_, part_NN1 of_IO ballet_NN1 's_GE insistence_NN1 on_II grace_NN1 not_XX only_RR of_IO body_NN1 but_CCB also_RR of_IO spirit_NN1 ._. 
Hundreds_NNO2 of_IO ballet_NN1 classes_NN2 exist_VV0 up_RP and_CC down_RP the_AT country_NN1 ,_, but_CCB this_DD1 one_PN1 ,_, in_II Shepherd_NP1 's_GE Bush_NP1 ,_, west_ND1 London_NP1 ,_, is_VBZ special_JJ :_: many_DA2 of_IO the_AT children_NN2 are_VBR black_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 is_VBZ part_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 Royal_JJ Ballet_NN1 project_NN1 called_VVN A_AT1 Chance_NN1 to_II Dance_NN1 ,_, designed_VVN to_TO stimulate_VVI an_AT1 interest_NN1 in_II ballet_NN1 ,_, principally_RR but_CCB not_XX exclusively_RR among_II black_JJ children_NN2 ,_, in_II deprived_JJ areas_NN2 ._. 
Over_RG two_MC years_NNT2 the_AT children_NN2 get_VV0 free_JJ weekly_JJ training_NN1 and_CC dancewear_NN1 ._. 
The_AT scheme_NN1 was_VBDZ launched_VVN last_MD autumn_NNT1 by_II the_AT company_NN1 's_GE education_NN1 officer_NN1 ,_, Darryl_NP1 Jaffray_NP1 ,_, for_IF absolute_JJ beginners_NN2 aged_VVN between_II seven_MC and_CC nine_MC ._. 
With_IW the_AT help_NN1 of_IO two_MC London_NP1 boroughs_NN2 ,_, Hammersmith_NP1 and_CC Fulham_NP1 and_CC Lambeth_NP1 ,_, 2,000_MC children_NN2 from_II 16_MC schools_NN2 auditioned_VVD for_IF approximately_RR 25_MC places_NN2 in_II each_DD1 borough_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB why_RRQ the_AT scheme_NN1 ?_? 
'_" I_PPIS1 had_VHD been_VBN aware_JJ ,_, '_GE Jaffray_NN1 says_VVZ ,_, '_" that_CST there_EX were_VBDR more_DAR people_NN with_IW potential_JJ for_IF ballet_NN1 than_CSN ever_RR considered_VVN entering_VVG a_AT1 ballet_NN1 class_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Ballet_NN1 is_VBZ essentially_RR a_AT1 middle-class_JJ interest_NN1 ,_, the_AT domain_NN1 of_IO white_JJ little_JJ girls_NN2 whose_DDQGE parents_NN2 can_VM afford_VVI the_AT fees_NN2 ._. 
A_AT1 Chance_NN1 to_II Dance_NN1 aims_VVZ to_TO encourage_VVI children_NN2 of_IO all_DB ethnic_JJ groups_NN2 and_CC social_JJ backgrounds_NN2 ._. 
Jaffray_NP1 started_VVD by_II targeting_VVG boroughs_NN2 with_IW a_AT1 high_JJ black_JJ population_NN1 (_( although_CS the_AT children_NN2 were_VBDR subsequently_RR selected_VVN purely_RR on_II merit_NN1 )_) ._. 
The_AT classes_NN2 certainly_RR do_VD0 not_XX mirror_VVI what_DDQ you_PPY see_VV0 on_II the_AT British_JJ ballet_NN1 stage_NN1 ,_, especially_RR at_II the_AT Royal_JJ Ballet_NN1 ._. 
In_II the_AT total_JJ absence_NN1 of_IO black_JJ dancers_NN2 ,_, Covent_NP1 Garden_NP1 lags_VVZ behind_II other_JJ ballet_NN1 companies_NN2 in_II the_AT West_ND1 ._. 
It_PPH1 admits_VVZ that_CST remarkably_RR few_DA2 black_JJ students_NN2 have_VH0 passed_VVN through_II its_APPGE school_NN1 ._. 
Yet_RR the_AT modern-dance_JJ stage_NN1 presents_VVZ a_AT1 different_JJ picture_NN1 ._. 
Look_VV0 at_II a_AT1 troupe_NN1 like_II London_NP1 Contemporary_JJ Dance_NN1 Theatre_NN1 :_: its_APPGE numbers_NN2 are_VBR tiny_JJ by_II ballet_NN1 standards_NN2 ,_, but_CCB they_PPHS2 have_VH0 always_RR included_VVN black_JJ dancers_NN2 ._. 
None_PN too_RG soon_RR ,_, the_AT Royal_JJ Ballet_NN1 has_VHZ decided_VVN to_TO take_VVI notice_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 Chance_NN1 to_II Dance_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 step_NN1 towards_II producing_VVG students_NN2 trained_VVN to_II the_AT company_NN1 's_GE standards_NN2 and_CC style_NN1 ._. 
Children_NN2 usually_RR have_VH0 a_AT1 strong_JJ ballet_NN1 grounding_VVG long_RR before_CS they_PPHS2 apply_VV0 to_TO enter_VVI the_AT Royal_JJ Ballet_NN1 School_NN1 from_II the_AT age_NN1 of_IO 11_MC ._. 
So_RR the_AT group_NN1 at_II Shepherd_NP1 's_GE Bush_NP1 has_VHZ a_AT1 way_NN1 to_TO go_VVI before_II some_DD of_IO them_PPHO2 might_VM be_VBI deemed_VVN fit_JJ to_TO audition_VVI there_RL or_CC at_II other_JJ vocational_JJ schools_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB they_PPHS2 have_VH0 made_VVN startling_JJ progress_NN1 since_CS they_PPHS2 started_VVD last_MD November_NPM1 ._. 
Tummies_NN2 have_VH0 flattened_VVN ,_, shoulders_NN2 have_VH0 straightened_VVN ._. 
'_" To_TO point_VVI your_APPGE right_JJ foot_NN1 to_II the_AT side_NN1 ,_, transfer_VV0 your_APPGE weight_NN1 to_II the_AT left_JJ ,_, '_" their_APPGE teacher_NN1 Brenda_NP1 Garratt-Glassman_NP1 tells_VVZ them_PPHO2 ._. 
'_GE And_CC do_VD0 n't_XX look_VVI at_II your_APPGE feet_NN2 ,_, it_PPH1 distorts_VVZ your_APPGE posture_NN1 ._. 
'_" Their_APPGE other_JJ teacher_NN1 ,_, Michael_NP1 Moore_NP1 ,_, walks_VVZ round_RP adjusting_VVG bodies_NN2 ,_, whispering_VVG reminders_NN2 ._. 
Both_DB2 teachers_NN2 are_VBR black_JJ ,_, former_DA members_NN2 of_IO Dance_NN1 Theatre_NN1 of_IO Harlem_NP1 ,_, the_AT American_JJ black_JJ ballet_NN1 company_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 are_VBR also_RR English_JJ ._. 
They_PPHS2 are_VBR living_JJ evidence_NN1 of_IO the_AT past_JJ lack_NN1 of_IO opportunity_NN1 for_IF black_JJ classical_JJ dancers_NN2 in_II this_DD1 country_NN1 ._. 
The_AT barrier_NN1 has_VHZ held_VVN back_RP both_DB2 sides_NN2 ._. 
Not_XX only_RR have_VH0 ballet_NN1 companies_NN2 tended_VVD to_TO overlook_VVI black_JJ dancers_NN2 ,_, but_CCB black_JJ dancers_NN2 ,_, observing_VVG the_AT prevailing_JJ whiteness_NN1 ,_, have_VH0 discarded_VVN ballet_NN1 ambitions_NN2 ._. 
The_AT Royal_JJ Opera_NN1 House_NN1 elicits_VVZ the_AT greatest_JJT suspicion_NN1 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 does_VDZ scare_VVI people_NN off_RP ,_, '_" admits_VVZ the_AT Royal_JJ Ballet_NN1 's_GE director_NN1 ,_, Anthony_NP1 Dowell_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Even_RR a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO white_JJ people_NN sometimes_RT feel_VV0 it_PPH1 is_VBZ a_AT1 no-go_JJ area_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB I_PPIS1 hope_VV0 that_CST we_PPIS2 will_VM widen_VVI the_AT net_NN1 with_IW this_DD1 project_NN1 so_CS21 that_CS22 people_NN wo_VM n't_XX be_VBI scared_JJ to_TO come_VVI forward_RL ._. 
'_GE But_CCB there_EX has_VHZ been_VBN a_AT1 gradual_JJ shift_NN1 in_II attitudes_NN2 within_II this_DD1 bastion_NN1 of_IO British_JJ ballet_NN1 ._. 
The_AT dancer_NN1 Evan_NP1 Williams_NP1 joined_VVD the_AT Royal_JJ Ballet_NN1 's_GE sister_NN1 company_NN1 ,_, the_AT Birmingham_NP1 Royal_JJ Ballet_NN1 ,_, two_MC years_NNT2 ago_RA ,_, the_AT third_MD in_II a_AT1 succession_NN1 of_IO black_JJ recruits_NN2 to_II that_DD1 troupe_NN1 ._. 
Having_VHG started_VVN dancing_VVG on_II the_AT advice_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 PE_NN1 teacher_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ accepted_VVN at_II 16_MC into_II the_AT Royal_JJ Ballet_NN1 Upper_JJ School_NN1 ,_, the_AT only_JJ black_JJ student_NN1 there_RL ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD auditioned_VVN on_II his_APPGE own_DA stubborn_JJ initiative_NN1 ,_, although_CS people_NN had_VHD warned_VVN him_PPHO1 that_CST because_II21 of_II22 his_APPGE colour_NN1 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ wasting_VVG his_APPGE time_NNT1 ._. 
So_RR why_RRQ did_VDD he_PPHS1 succeed_VVI ?_? 
'_" I_PPIS1 think_VV0 the_AT timing_NN1 has_VHZ a_RR21 lot_RR22 to_II do_VD0 with_IW it_PPH1 ._. 
Probably_RR doors_NN2 were_VBDR closed_VVN in_II the_AT past_NN1 ._. 
People_NN said_VVD black_JJ dancers_NN2 do_VD0 n't_XX have_VHI the_AT right_JJ body_NN1 ,_, the_AT right_JJ feet_NN2 ._. 
And_CC black_JJ dancers_NN2 had_VHD gone_VVN in_RP for_IF contemporary_JJ or_CC modern_JJ dance_NN1 because_CS they_PPHS2 had_VHD felt_VVN ballet_NN1 to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 white_JJ art_NN1 form_NN1 to_TO be_VBI watched_VVN by_II white_JJ people_NN ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 goes_VVZ even_RR deeper_RRR than_CSN that_DD1 ._. 
Ballet_NN1 simply_RR does_VDZ not_XX figure_VVI in_II black_JJ or_CC working-class_JJ lives_NN2 ;_; such_DA children_NN2 tend_VV0 to_TO go_VVI into_II dance_NN1 through_II rock_NN1 music_NN1 ,_, reggae_NN1 ,_, discos_NN2 and_CC that_DD1 means_VVZ modern_JJ dance_NN1 ._. 
For_IF that_DD1 reason_NN1 Jaffray_NN1 considered_VVD it_PPH1 important_JJ to_TO provide_VVI concrete_JJ images_NN2 of_IO ballet_NN1 performances_NN2 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 struck_VVD us_PPIO2 that_CST these_DD2 children_NN2 had_VHD n't_XX really_RR had_VHN a_AT1 chance_NN1 to_TO see_VVI what_DDQ ballet_NN1 was_VBDZ ._. 
'_GE Parents_NN2 have_VH0 been_VBN invited_VVN to_II an_AT1 open_JJ day_NNT1 at_II the_AT Royal_JJ Opera_NN1 House_NN1 which_DDQ includes_VVZ a_AT1 back-stage_JJ tour_NN1 ,_, as_II31 well_II32 as_II33 dance_NN1 and_CC make-up_NN1 sessions_NNT2 ._. 
In_II July_NPM1 ,_, the_AT children_NN2 will_VM be_VBI taken_VVN to_TO watch_VVI a_AT1 performance_NN1 of_IO La_NP1 Fille_NP1 mal_JJ gardee_NN1 ,_, judiciously_RR chosen_VVN for_IF its_APPGE humour_NN1 ._. 
'_" We_PPIS2 want_VV0 their_APPGE first_MD performance_NN1 to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 real_JJ knock-out_NN1 ,_, '_GE Jaffray_NN1 says_VVZ ._. 
She_PPHS1 is_VBZ equally_RR keen_JJ that_CST they_PPHS2 should_VM have_VHI black_JJ role-models_NN2 ._. 
So_RR it_PPH1 is_VBZ no_AT accident_NN1 that_CST the_AT teachers_NN2 are_VBR black_JJ ;_; or_CC that_CST she_PPHS1 enlisted_VVD the_AT active_JJ help_NN1 of_IO Dance_NN1 Theatre_NN1 of_IO Harlem_NP1 ._. 
Two_MC of_IO their_APPGE members_NN2 ,_, alongside_II Jaffray_NP1 and_CC the_AT Covent_NP1 Garden_NP1 ballerina_NN1 Fiona_NP1 Chadwick_NP1 ,_, presented_VVD lecture-demonstrations_NN2 to_II children_NN2 and_CC families_NN2 before_II the_AT auditions_NN2 last_MD October_NPM1 ._. 
And_CC over_II recent_JJ months_NNT2 ,_, Dance_VV0 Theatre_NN1 of_IO Harlem_NP1 principals_NN2 have_VH0 been_VBN guesting_VVG at_II Covent_NP1 Garden_NP1 ;_; one_MC1 of_IO these_DD2 ,_, Virginia_NP1 Johnson_NP1 ,_, took_VVD part_NN1 in_II a_AT1 Shepherd_NP1 's_GE Bush_NP1 class_NN1 ._. 
Prejudices_NN2 take_VV0 time_NNT1 to_TO crumble_VVI ._. 
(_( None_PN is_VBZ more_RGR rock-like_JJ than_CSN the_AT attitude_NN1 to_II men_NN2 in_II ballet_NN1 ;_; several_DA2 of_IO the_AT boys_NN2 in_II the_AT Shepherd_NP1 's_GE Bush_NP1 class_NN1 have_VH0 left_VVN because_II21 of_II22 teasing_NN1 ._. )_) 
But_CCB when_CS Covent_NP1 Garden_NN1 does_VDZ put_VVI black_JJ dancers_NN2 on_II its_APPGE payroll_NN1 ,_, what_DDQ then_RT ?_? 
Will_VM they_PPHS2 feature_VVI as_II the_AT attendants_NN2 and_CC train-bearers_NN2 of_IO the_AT classics_NN2 or_CC in_II '_GE special_JJ '_GE roles_NN2 ,_, such_II21 as_II22 the_AT Moor_NN1 in_II Petrushka_NP1 ?_? 
Or_CC shall_VM we_PPIS2 see_VVI black_JJ faces_NN2 among_II a_AT1 row_NN1 of_IO white_JJ swans_NN2 ?_? 
Dowell_NN1 is_VBZ adamant_JJ it_PPH1 will_VM be_VBI the_AT second_MD option_NN1 :_: '_" As_CSA young_JJ dancers_NN2 they_PPHS2 would_VM start_VVI and_CC be_VBI used_VVN in_II the_AT corps_NN like_II everybody_PN1 else_RR ._. 
'_GE The_AT old_JJ uniformity_NN1 is_VBZ no_AT more_DAR and_CC we_PPIS2 will_VM be_VBI all_DB the_AT richer_JJR for_IF it_PPH1 ._. 
The_AT Arts_NN2 :_: In_II the_AT name_NN1 of_IO charity_NN1 By_II LEWIS_NP1 JONES_NP1 CHARITY_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 divine_JJ attribute_NN1 ,_, but_CCB we_PPIS2 are_VBR enjoined_VVN to_TO give_VVI forgetfully_RR lest_CS we_PPIS2 fall_VV0 into_II the_AT absurd_JJ error_NN1 of_IO mistaking_VVG ourselves_PPX2 for_IF gods_NN2 ._. 
The_AT perils_NN2 of_IO ignoring_VVG this_DD1 advice_NN1 were_VBDR well_RR illustrated_VVN by_II Angel_NN1 of_IO Bengal_NP1 (_( C4_FO )_) ,_, the_AT True_JJ Stories_NN2 documentary_NN1 by_II Anna_NP1 Raphael_NP1 which_DDQ was_VBDZ by_II turns_NN2 hilarious_JJ and_CC enraging_VVG ._. 
The_AT '_GE angel_NN1 '_GE in_II question_NN1 was_VBDZ an_AT1 American_JJ woman_NN1 who_PNQS calls_VVZ herself_PPX1 Rytasha_NP1 ._. 
Apart_II21 from_II22 a_AT1 particularly_RR vicious-looking_JJ nose-job_NN1 and_CC alarming_JJ turquoise-coloured_JJ contact_NN1 lenses_NN2 ,_, Rytasha_NP1 is_VBZ rather_RG beautiful_JJ ,_, and_CC in_II the_AT 1970s_MC2 ,_, when_CS she_PPHS1 went_VVD by_II the_AT name_NN1 of_IO Ricki_NP1 ,_, she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 successful_JJ model_NN1 (_( she_PPHS1 began_VVD life_NN1 as_CSA Maxine_NP1 Shenkman_NP1 )_) ._. 
An_AT1 earlier_JJR film_NN1 by_II Raphael_NP1 ,_, The_AT Persuaders_NP1 (_( 1986_MC )_) ,_, charted_VVD the_AT transformation_NN1 of_IO Ricki_NN1 into_II Rytasha_NP1 ,_, which_DDQ occurred_VVD at_II the_AT Hare_NN1 Krishna_NP1 Temple_NP1 in_II London_NP1 ,_, and_CC her_APPGE uneasy_JJ relationship_NN1 with_IW her_APPGE guru_NN1 there_RL ._. 
It_PPH1 would_VM have_VHI been_VBN interesting_JJ to_TO have_VHI seen_VVN the_AT two_MC films_NN2 together_RL ._. 
Since_II 1986_MC Rytasha_NP1 has_VHZ broken_VVN away_II21 from_II22 her_APPGE guru_NN1 and_CC set_VVD up_RP on_II her_APPGE own_DA with_IW a_AT1 charity_NN1 called_VVN Food_NN1 Relief_NN1 International_JJ ,_, which_DDQ raises_VVZ money_NN1 from_II the_AT fiercely_RR competitive_JJ matrons_NN2 of_IO Palm_NN1 Beach_NN1 and_CC distributes_VVZ it_PPH1 to_II the_AT starving_JJ people_NN of_IO Bangladesh_NP1 ._. 
'_" She_PPHS1 adaws_VVZ Bangladesh_NP1 ,_, '_GE gushed_JJ Rytasha_NP1 's_GE mother_NN1 the_AT fiercest_JJT matron_NN1 of_IO them_PPHO2 all_DB ,_, rejoicing_VVG in_II the_AT improbable_JJ title_NN1 of_IO Baroness_NNB Thea_NP1 von_NP1 Theilheimer_NP1 Shenkman_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 went_VVD on_RP to_TO list_VVI her_APPGE daughter_NN1 's_GE achievements_NN2 :_: '_" She_PPHS1 put_VVD in_II an_AT1 irritation_NN1 system_NN1 ..._... 
'_" With_IW no_AT trace_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 smile_NN1 or_CC a_AT1 blush_NN1 the_AT baroness_NN1 quickly_RR corrected_VVD herself_PPX1 '_GE an_AT1 irrigation_NN1 system_NN1 '_GE but_CCB the_AT slip_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 telling_JJ one_PN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 'm_VBM sure_JJ they_PPHS2 would_VM have_VHI appreciated_VVN it_PPH1 in_II Bangladesh_NP1 ._. 
The_AT villagers_NN2 of_IO Ramsala_NP1 ,_, recipients_NN2 of_IO the_AT Palm_NN1 Beach_NN1 dollars_NNU2 ,_, explained_VVN to_II the_AT cameras_NN2 that_CST they_PPHS2 desperately_RR needed_VVN a_AT1 clinic_NN1 ._. 
'_" We_PPIS2 told_VVD her_PPHO1 that_CST a_AT1 mud_NN1 hut_NN1 would_VM do_VDI ,_, but_CCB she_PPHS1 said_VVD no_UH ,_, she_PPHS1 'd_VM build_VVI something_PN1 pukka_JJ ._. 
'_" A_ZZ1 pukka_JJ building_NN1 was_VBDZ duly_RR erected_VVN ,_, but_CCB its_APPGE medical_JJ function_NN1 has_VHZ somehow_RR been_VBN indefinitely_RR postponed_VVN ._. 
It_PPH1 is_VBZ devoted_JJ instead_RR to_II the_AT worship_NN1 of_IO the_AT charitable_JJ Rytasha_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS is_VBZ not_XX content_JJ simply_RR to_II hand_NN1 over_II the_AT cash_NN1 but_CCB insists_VVZ ,_, in_II an_AT1 unfortunate_JJ hangover_NN1 from_II her_APPGE Hare_NN1 Krishna_NN1 days_NNT2 ,_, on_II posturing_VVG as_58 '_GE a_AT1 spiritual_JJ master_NN1 '_GE ._. 
The_AT villagers_NN2 seemed_VVD unimpressed_JJ ,_, but_CCB were_VBDR given_VVN no_AT choice_NN1 in_II the_AT matter_NN1 ._. 
Nor_CC could_VM the_AT vaunted_JJ irrigation_NN1 scheme_NN1 be_VBI described_VVN as_II an_AT1 unqualified_JJ success_NN1 ._. 
The_AT money_NN1 ran_VVD out_RP before_II the_AT scheme_NN1 's_GE completion_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT villagers_NN2 found_VVD themselves_PPX2 obliged_VVN to_TO borrow_VVI the_AT rest_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 begged_VVD Rytasha_NP1 for_IF reimbursement_NN1 ,_, but_CCB none_PN was_VBDZ forthcoming_JJ ,_, and_CC for_IF the_AT want_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 few_DA2 hundred_NNO pounds_NN2 the_AT village_NN1 lost_VVD its_APPGE crop_NN1 for_IF the_AT year_NNT1 ._. 
'_" Now_RT what_DDQ are_VBR we_PPIS2 supposed_JJ to_TO do_VDI ?_? '_GE asked_VVD one_MC1 of_IO them_PPHO2 ._. 
'_" Are_VBR we_PPIS2 to_TO sell_VVI our_APPGE cattle_NN2 or_CC our_APPGE land_NN1 ?_? 
'_GE The_AT most_RGT irritating_JJ thing_NN1 about_II Rytasha_NP1 and_CC there_EX were_VBDR many_DA2 was_VBDZ that_DD1 ,_, though_CS she_PPHS1 does_VDZ not_XX speak_VVI their_APPGE language_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 presumes_VVZ to_TO teach_VVI them_PPHO2 a_AT1 spurious_JJ form_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE own_DA religion_NN1 ._. 
'_" One_MC1 thing_NN1 we_PPIS2 do_VD0 n't_XX need_VVI in_II this_DD1 subcontinent_NN1 ,_, '_GE Professor_NNB Rokeya_NP1 Kabeer_NP1 observed_VVD ,_, '_GE is_VBZ spiritual_JJ guidance_NN1 we_PPIS2 have_VH0 gurus_NN1 a_AT1 dime_NN1 a_AT1 dozen_NNO ._. 
'_" They_PPHS2 are_VBR far_RR too_RG civilised_JJ for_IF that_DD1 sort_NN1 of_IO thing_NN1 in_II Bangladesh_NP1 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 kept_VVD thinking_VVG wistfully_RR of_IO T._NP1 S._NP1 Eliot_NP1 's_GE lines_NN2 in_II Sweeney_NP1 Agonistes_NP1 about_II '_GE a_AT1 nice_JJ little_JJ white_JJ little_JJ missionary_NN1 stew_NN1 '_GE ._. 
THEATRE_NN1 An_AT1 embarrassingly_RR awful_JJ playwriting_NN1 debut_NN1 by_II actress_NN1 Sarah_NP1 Miles_NP1 and_CC two_MC RSC_NP1 productions_NN2 in_II London_NP1 Transsexual_NP1 travesty_NN1 SARAH_NP1 MILES_NP1 's_GE first_MD stage_NN1 play_NN1 ,_, Charlemagne_NP1 ,_, offers_VVZ more_DAR than_CSN two_MC hours_NNT2 of_IO toe-curling_NN1 ,_, buttock-clenching_JJ embarrassment_NN1 ._. 
As_CS21 if_CS22 that_DD1 were_VBDR n't_XX discomfort_NN1 enough_RR ,_, you_PPY also_RR have_VH0 to_TO make_VVI heroic_JJ efforts_NN2 to_TO stifle_VVI your_APPGE giggles_NN2 at_II the_AT Old_JJ Fire_NN1 Station_NN1 ,_, Oxford_NP1 ,_, for_IF Miss_NNB Miles_NP1 has_VHZ a_AT1 way_NN1 of_IO coming_VVG up_RP with_IW lines_NN2 that_CST are_VBR almost_RR sublime_JJ in_II their_APPGE ridiculousness_NN1 ._. 
The_AT action_NN1 is_VBZ set_VVN in_II the_AT kind_NN1 of_IO country_NN1 house_NN1 ,_, all_DB wood_NN1 panelling_NN1 and_CC flickering_JJ firelight_NN1 ,_, that_DD1 normally_RR provides_VVZ the_AT setting_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 creaky_JJ stage_NN1 thriller_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 is_VBZ the_AT home_NN1 of_IO Harry_NP1 Hardcastle_NP1 (_( Greg_NP1 Hicks_NP1 )_) and_CC his_APPGE wife_NN1 ,_, Clara_NP1 St_NNL1 Clare_NP1 Hardcastle_NP1 (_( Miss_NNB Miles_NP1 herself_PPX1 )_) ,_, impoverished_JJ gentry_NN who_PNQS must_VM produce_VVI an_AT1 heir_NN1 before_CS they_PPHS2 can_VM get_VVI their_APPGE hands_NN2 on_II a_AT1 mysterious_JJ trust_NN1 fund_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 are_VBR a_AT1 lovey-dovey_NN1 couple_NN1 ,_, much_RR given_VVN ,_, for_IF reasons_NN2 that_CST remain_VV0 obscure_JJ ,_, to_II roguishly_RR gagging_VVG each_PPX221 other_PPX222 with_IW bits_NN2 of_IO masking_NN1 tape_NN1 ,_, but_CCB tension_NN1 sets_VVZ in_RP with_IW the_AT arrival_NN1 of_IO Clara_NP1 's_GE best_JJT friend_NN1 Lillibet_NN1 from_II America_NP1 ._. 
Old_JJ Harry_NP1 ca_VM n't_XX stand_VVI Lillibet_NP1 and_CC it_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX hard_JJ to_TO see_VVI why_RRQ ._. 
She_PPHS1 's_VBZ already_RR provided_CS the_AT couple_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 tape_NN1 of_IO tribal_JJ fertility_NN1 dances_NN2 to_TO '_" release_VVI endorphins_NN2 in_II the_AT pelvic_JJ region_NN1 '_GE and_CC before_II long_RR she_PPHS1 's_VBZ going_VVG on_RP about_II the_AT healing_JJ properties_NN2 of_IO dolphins_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 is_VBZ the_AT dreadful_JJ Lillibet_NN1 who_PNQS discovers_VVZ Harry_NP1 's_GE secret_NN1 when_CS she_PPHS1 finds_VVZ him_PPHO1 raiding_VVG the_AT fridge_NN1 one_MC1 night_NNT1 wearing_VVG his_APPGE wife_NN1 's_GE underwear_NN1 ._. 
And_CC when_CS Clara_NP1 finally_RR cottons_NN2 on_II21 to_II22 her_APPGE husband_NN1 's_GE transvestite_JJ tendencies_NN2 she_PPHS1 suffers_VVZ a_AT1 bad_JJ attack_NN1 of_IO the_AT Lady_NNB Bracknells_NP1 ._. 
'_GE Well_NN1 ,_, what_DDQ does_VDZ all_RR this_DD1 mean_JJ ,_, pray_VV0 ?_? '_" she_PPHS1 inquires_VVZ in_II best_JJT grande_NN121 dame_NN122 mode_NN1 ,_, and_CC ,_, worse_JJR still_RR ,_, what_DDQ will_NN1 '_GE the_AT county_NN1 '_GE make_NN1 of_IO it_PPH1 all_DB ?_? 
But_CCB Harry_NP1 's_VBZ not_XX finished_VVN yet_RR ._. 
After_II rhapsodising_VVG about_II his_APPGE wife_NN1 's_VBZ '_GE pert_JJ ,_, piquant_NN1 ,_, oh_UH so_RG pliable_JJ private_JJ parts_NN2 '_GE ,_, he_PPHS1 casually_RR inquires_VVZ what_DDQ she_PPHS1 would_VM think_VVI of_IO him_PPHO1 if_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD breasts_NN2 ._. 
Hormone_NN1 replacement_NN1 pills_NN2 are_VBR discovered_VVN in_II the_AT bathroom_NN1 cabinet_NN1 ,_, and_CC Clara_NP1 starts_VVZ going_VVG bonkers_NN2 as_CSA she_PPHS1 realises_VVZ that_CST her_APPGE husband_NN1 wants_VVZ a_AT1 sex_NN1 change_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 we_PPIS2 ought_VMK to_TO take_VVI all_DB this_DD1 seriously_RR ,_, as_CSA a_AT1 searing_JJ analysis_NN1 of_IO the_AT plight_NN1 of_IO trans-sexuals_NN2 ,_, but_CCB the_AT play_NN1 's_GE mixture_NN1 of_IO pretentiousness_NN1 ,_, bathos_NN2 and_CC screaming_VVG melodrama_NN1 becomes_VVZ increasingly_RR hard_RR to_II stomach_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 will_VM be_VBI some_DD time_NNT1 before_CS I_PPIS1 forget_VV0 the_AT sight_NN1 of_IO Greg_NP1 Hicks_NP1 in_II a_AT1 mini-skirt_NN1 ,_, fishnet_NN1 tights_NN2 and_CC Rod_NN1 Stewart_NP1 wig_NN1 ,_, first_MD furiously_RR threatening_VVG Lillibet_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 knife_NN1 and_CC then_RT chewing_VVG up_RP a_AT1 wine_NN1 glass_NN1 in_II his_APPGE torment_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB do_VD0 n't_XX worry_VVI ,_, there_EX 's_VBZ a_AT1 glutinous_JJ happy_JJ ending_NN1 ._. 
Sarah_NP1 Miles_NP1 has_VHZ a_AT1 fine_JJ old_JJ time_NNT1 as_II the_AT wife_NN1 ,_, alternating_VVG that_CST disconcertingly_RR seraphic_JJ smile_NN1 with_IW lots_PN of_IO mad_JJ laughter_NN1 and_CC howls_NN2 of_IO outrage_NN1 ,_, while_CS Greg_NP1 Hicks_NP1 suggests_VVZ a_AT1 bitter_JJ soul_NN1 in_II torment_NN1 as_CSA Harry_NP1 ,_, all_DB cold_JJ sarcasm_NN1 and_CC inner_JJ pain_NN1 ._. 
Lindy_NP1 Alexander_NP1 is_VBZ authentically_RR ghastly_JJ as_II the_AT New_JJ Age_NN1 Californian_JJ and_CC director_NN1 Lisa_NP1 Forrell_NP1 just_RR21 about_RR22 keeps_VVZ this_DD1 rocky_JJ horror_NN1 show_NN1 on_II the_AT road_NN1 ._. 
In_II Robert_NP1 Chalmers_NP1 's_GE recent_JJ profile_NN1 of_IO Sarah_NP1 Miles_NP1 on_II this_DD1 page_NN1 ,_, the_AT actress_NN1 said_VVD she_PPHS1 always_RR came_VVD out_II21 of_II22 interviews_NN2 sounding_VVG either_RR sordid_JJ or_CC bananas_NN2 ._. 
In_II Charlemagne_NP1 she_PPHS1 manages_VVZ the_AT double_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ both_RR sordid_JJ and_CC bananas_NN2 ._. 
CHARLES_NP1 SPENCER_NP1 The_AT Arts_NN2 :_: Comic_JJ study_NN1 of_IO gold_NN1 fever_NN1 By_II ROBERT_NP1 GORE-LANGTON_NP1 TWO_MC new_JJ RSC_NP1 shows_VVZ that_CST have_VH0 just_RR transferred_VVN from_II Stratford_NP1 to_II the_AT Barbican_NP1 could_VM not_XX be_VBI more_RGR different_JJ ._. 
In_II the_AT main_JJ house_NN1 there_EX is_VBZ The_AT Alchemist_NN1 in_II a_AT1 fast_JJ ,_, hilarious_JJ production_NN1 ._. 
The_AT play_NN1 comes_VVZ over_RP as_RG both_RR an_AT1 astute_JJ social_JJ comedy_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 door-slamming_JJ farce_NN1 ._. 
Ben_NP1 Jonson_NP1 's_GE plot_NN1 milks_NN2 the_AT greedy_JJ Jacobean_JJ obsession_NN1 with_IW the_AT transmutation_NN1 of_IO base_NN1 metal_NN1 into_II gold_NN1 ,_, the_AT deluded_JJ quest_NN1 for_IF cure-alls_NN2 ,_, and_CC the_AT lure_NN1 of_IO easy_JJ money_NN1 ._. 
Though_CS set_VVN vaguely_RR in_II period_NN1 it_PPH1 is_VBZ surprising_JJ just_RR how_RGQ contemporary_JJ it_PPH1 all_DB seems_VVZ ._. 
The_AT playwright_NN1 's_GE scornful_JJ eyebrow_NN1 seems_VVZ equally_RR arched_VVN over_RP today_RT 's_GE bunch_NN1 of_IO New_JJ Agers_NN2 ,_, TV_NN1 evangelists_NN2 ,_, pyramid-selling_JJ reps_NN2 and_CC complimentary_JJ quacks_NN2 ._. 
Jonson_NP1 's_GE notorious_JJ prolixity_NN1 seems_VVZ absent_JJ from_II this_DD1 crisply_RR funny_JJ production_NN1 by_II Sam_NP1 Mendes_NP1 ,_, which_DDQ is_VBZ performed_VVN in_II a_AT1 bare_JJ brick_NN1 room_NN1 beneath_II a_AT1 panorama_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 metropolis_NN1 mad_JJ with_IW gold_JJ fever_NN1 ._. 
Duping_VVG everyone_PN1 who_PNQS comes_VVZ to_II their_APPGE absent_JJ master_NN1 's_GE door_NN1 ,_, Jonathan_NP1 Hyde_NP1 and_CC David_NP1 Bradley_NP1 (_( as_CSA Face_NN1 and_CC Subtle_JJ )_) act_VV0 wonderfully_RR as_CSA partners_NN2 in_II crime_NN1 abetted_VVD by_II Joanne_NP1 Pearce_NP1 as_CSA Doll_NN1 Common_JJ ,_, their_APPGE tarty_JJ sidekick_NN1 ._. 
Meanwhile_RR ,_, upstairs_RL ,_, above_II the_AT sulphurous_JJ glow_NN1 of_IO the_AT conmen_NN2 's_GE laboratory_NN1 ,_, Philip_NP1 Voss_NP1 's_GE splendid_JJ Sir_NNB Epicure_NP1 Mammon_NP1 fantasises_VVZ about_II the_AT luxuries_NN2 ,_, fabulous_JJ meals_NN2 ,_, wealth_NN1 and_CC women_NN2 that_CST his_APPGE alchemist_NN1 's_GE gold_NN1 will_VM bring_VVI him_PPHO1 ._. 
A_AT1 steady_JJ stream_NN1 of_IO mad_JJ priests_NN2 ,_, gullible_JJ clerks_NN2 and_CC city_NN1 gadabouts_NN2 supply_VV0 the_AT prey_NN1 for_IF this_DD1 story_NN1 of_IO entrapment_NN1 ._. 
Littered_VVN with_IW well-played_JJ character_NN1 parts_NN2 ,_, the_AT show_NN1 leaves_VVZ a_AT1 lasting_JJ comic_JJ impression_NN1 and_CC the_AT dazzling_JJ vocabulary_NN1 of_IO alchemical_JJ mumbo-jumbo_NN1 is_VBZ in_II itself_PPX1 a_AT1 feast_NN1 ._. 
Down_RP in_II the_AT Barbican_NP1 's_GE Pit_NN1 ,_, Thomas_NP1 Heywood_NP1 's_GE censorious_JJ rural_JJ drama_NN1 ,_, A_ZZ1 Woman_NN1 Killed_VVN with_IW Kindness_NN1 ,_, offers_VVZ much_DA1 less_DAR in_II the_AT way_NN1 of_IO entertainment_NN1 ._. 
Set_VV0 somewhere_RL in_II the_AT puritanical_JJ North_ND1 Country_NN1 early_RR this_DD1 century_NNT1 ,_, it_PPH1 is_VBZ performed_VVN on_II a_AT1 stage_NN1 covered_VVN in_II a_AT1 lorry-load_NN1 of_IO Fison_NP1 's_GE border_NN1 compost_NN1 ._. 
The_AT play_NN1 's_GE pleasures_NN2 are_VBR largely_RR connoisseurial_JJ (_( it_PPH1 has_VHZ n't_XX been_VBN seen_VVN for_IF 20_MC years_NNT2 )_) ,_, though_CS one_PN1 suspects_VVZ its_APPGE absence_NN1 from_II the_AT stage_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 case_NN1 of_IO understandable_JJ neglect_NN1 ._. 
Feuding_VVG factions_NN2 pile_VV0 on_II the_AT agony_NN1 as_CSA one_MC1 shire_NN1 knight_NN1 is_VBZ ruined_VVN by_II another_DD1 and_CC an_AT1 honoured_JJ guest_NN1 seduces_VVZ his_APPGE host_NN1 's_GE new_JJ bride_NN1 ._. 
The_AT evening_NNT1 takes_VVZ wing_NN1 in_II the_AT touching_JJ performances_NN2 of_IO Michael_NP1 Maloney_NP1 and_CC Saskia_NP1 Reeves_NP1 as_CSA her_APPGE betrayal_NN1 eventually_RR leads_VVZ to_II a_AT1 fine_JJ deathbed_NN1 reconciliation_NN1 scene_NN1 ._. 
Katie_NP1 Mitchell_NP1 's_GE revival_NN1 sets_VVZ this_DD1 strictly_RR moral_JJ tale_NN1 of_IO wrongdoing_NN1 in_II a_AT1 very_RG Christian_JJ context_NN1 in_II which_DDQ everyone_PN1 behaves_VVZ with_IW an_AT1 irritating_JJ and_CC folksy_JJ religiosity_NN1 ._. 
As_II an_AT1 early_JJ domestic_JJ melodrama_NN1 it_PPH1 is_VBZ not_XX without_IW interest_NN1 ,_, but_CCB this_DD1 sermonising_JJ evening_NNT1 is_VBZ ,_, frankly_RR ,_, a_AT1 slog_NN1 with_IW only_JJ fitful_JJ rewards_NN2 along_II the_AT way_NN1 ._. 
