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...face plastered all over the cover of Tuesday's New York Post, the newspaper he founded in 1801 -- with a huge tear dripping down his cheek. The tear had been planted there by mutinous editors at the famously sleazy tabloid who refused to relinquish control to real estate mogul Abe Hirschfeld, the latest multimillionaire to attempt to take over the paper. In 20 pages of nonstop abuse, Post staffers described Hirschfeld as a "nut," a racist, a deplorable landlord, a hostage taker, a sociopath and an anti-Semite -- a daring allegation, given that Hirschfeld is Jewish...
Nothing doing, said the judge: "It's a done deal." That prompted the two chief combatants to kiss and make up. Hamill would return to the newsroom, and Hirschfeld would confine himself to the business side. "Pete, do you need me back at the building right now?" cracked Hirschfeld. "Abe, go to Boca Raton!" answered Hamill. "Tell jokes, work the lounges -- just sign the checks...
...Hirschfeld Phantom of the Opera. Commissioned by Abe Hirschfeld, the New York City real estate magnate, this version was written by Bruce Falstein, with some decent songs by Lawrence Rosen and Paul Schierhorn. It opened in February 1990 at the Clarion Castle, Hirschfeld's Miami Beach hotel, and played for four fat months. This Phantom is a dream creature, the spirit of Christine's musical and romantic ambition; he tells her, "I am whatever you want me to be." A videotape of the show was briefly released as a movie in 1991, but neither the play nor the film...
...performers are powerful actors and singers and create convincing portraits of the assassins. Abe Sylvia's portrayal of Czolgosz is heart wrenching, Matt Walton (John Wilkes Booth) and Brian Mack (Zangara) are similarly captivating. Strong-voiced Jennifer Zimmerman makes a wonderfully comedian Sara Jane Moore...
Sarah proudly admits that she would not change a thing. "I didn't want to have children until I was ready," the septuagenarian says with a laugh. "Now, Abe and I are emotionally and financially secure. We can offer Isaac all the advantages that we didn't have ourselves as kids...