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By Michael Romantowski
Aast. Ent?rtainm?nt Editor
"This book, of course, is
fiction. If it were factual, I'd
be afraid to write it," states
Sloan Wilson in the pre text
notes of his latest novel,
"The Greatest Crime."
Wilson, author of eleven
other novels including "The
Man in the Gray Flannel
Suit," and "Janus Island,"
spins a tale this time around
about the multi-billion dollar
I- drug smuggling racket,
where men often face deadly
risks in efforts to reap
staggering profits.
The greatest dangers,
ironically, come not from the
Coast Guard or police but
from other smugglers who
I cruise me seas line modern
day pirates, waiting to attack
the drug-running ships
and make off with the loot.
Where the Coast Guard deals
in fines and prison terms, the
drug pirates often deal in
death.
GIVEN SUCH an explosive
setting, Wilson
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serves up a story long on
suspense but surprisingly
short on action.
The story's protagonist is
Andy Anderson, a career
boat bum, ocean race
navigator and vacht deliverv
man who often refers to
himself as a "square-head
sailor." Andy, an exalcoholic
who fancies
himself as an aging Errol
Flynn, joins forces with two
members of the ultra-rich
Clayton family: Seymour, a
"respectable" big-businessman,
and his son Tad, a
bisexual who has four years
spurned his father's wealth
and acquired considerable
riches of his own in the drug
trade.
The three men, despite the
fact that none of them really
likes either of the other two,
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of cocaine and
marijuana worth several
billion dollars. Their subsequent
adventures take
them to Columbia, South
America and then up the
Atlantic coast to the story's
conclusion on Long Island's
Southampton Beach.
SEYMOUR AND TAD ARE
constantly at odds about
procedures and methods of
executing the Han^rntis
voyage, and Andy stuggles
with himself over the
morality of what he is doing
and his longing for his wife in
Miami.
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streamlined as a sleek
racing hull. There is no "fat"
on the story, no cumbersome
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The Columbia Stage
Society's Friday night
presentation of Neil Simon's
comedy, "Chapter Two,"
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audience reaction at Town
Theatre.
"Chapter Two" offers
plenty of laughs and oneliners
while exploring a few
weighty problems about
marriage relationships.
ANDREW REILLY plays
George Schneider, a man
who has recently lost his
wife, his "once in a lifetime"
love. Schneider meets
Jennie Malone, played by
Sabrina Moyers, and the two
fall in love, deciding to
marry.
Both Reilly and Moyers
are credible in this
production, but there does
not seem to be enough of the
magic or attraction between
their characters that the
script demands. The two
also have a problem
displaying the charm and
wit their characters possess
during their romance. It
seems both are more successful
during their tense,
t Crime'
plot. The dialogue is snappy
and the plot, once again
considering the lack of real
action, is fast-paced.
Drug smuggling is a topic
which is increasingly in the
news of late, and many men
and women who are willing
to take the risks are apparently
getting very rich by
being involved in it. "The
Greatest Crime" is thus a
very up-to-the-minute novel.
Sloan Wilson's latest work
tells an interesting story
that, with a little more action,
would have been one of
the best novels of the past
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into two parts, shows both
Jennie's and George's
apartments. Having both
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conversations the characters
have. Director Emmalee
Robbins adds a few
nice comic touches to this
scene. However, this set
causes a few problems.
Due to the small size of
each separate room, there is
very little area in which the
actors can move around,
consequently, the patterns of
movement are a bit
redundant. Robbins turns
the actors away from the
audience during many
scenes which tends to
weaken the comedy.
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the last category I shall
i eavor to predict, though
given the nominees, it hardly
seems worth the trouble. In
aduition to "Call Me," the
omission of which I will be
upset about until I'm 90, the
best songs from films in 1980
were: "Magic," which was
thoroughly misused in
"Xanadu." but which was
beautiful nonetheless; "On
the Radio," Donna Summer's
haunting theme from
"Foxes"; and the title tunes
from "Fame" and "It's My
Turn."
Only "Fame" was
nominated, so it
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function as the two friends
pushing to bring Jennie and
George together during the
first act. Later they have an
amusing scene in which they
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Kruger offers us a well ^
developed character. We see
him as a businessman, a
concerned brother, and a bit
of a rogue during the course
of the evening. His energy
compliments the production.
Hollis also does a fine job as
Jennie's friend. She jokes
about her problems in a way
which helps us to laugh at
life's little inconsistencies.
With "Chapter Two" Neil
Simon has once again given
us an emouonai slice 01 me
while still leaving us
laughing.
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preference. But since "Out
Here On My Own,'' another
song from the same film,
was nominated, the vote is
likely to be split, leaving the
statuette to rest on the
mantle of Dolly Parton, for
her theme song from "9 to
5." "On the Road Again,"
from "Honeysuckle Hose,"
and "People Alone," from
"The Competition," are
among the soon-to-be alsorans.
The winners of this year's
Oscars will be announced
and the awards presented at
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Pavilhon in Los Angeles on
March 30. The ceremonies
will be broadcast by the ABC
Television Network
(Channel 25 in Columbia),
beginning at 9 p.m.
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