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JUNGLE BELLES, though, adds more. The starting point is an innocent little story about a tropical island where the Amazons, under the benevolent Queen Foraday (Uzal S.H. Taylor) and the evil Witch Wayzup (Jon Isham), have lived for 20 years completely free of men--though some of them are nostalgic for "the feel of a man around... and the sex!". When their sustaining Fountain of Youth breaks down, though, the Witch tells them they can only fix it by bringing back men, which, in turn, can only be achieved by pushing the beautiful Princess Kitty Litter (Robert Coburn) into...
...year-old in-joke is watching its effect on a total outsider. A Pudding audience's attention always flags by the middle of Act II, regardless of its dramatic quality, around about the time that the bottles of champagne from intermission run dry. By the time Queen Foraday and Captain Walter Wallcarpeting got together last night, fully half the audience was busy twisting around to watch Sean Connery's reactions. The Man of the Year had acted dignified and shy at the presentation, softspoken at the intermission press conference, but he did say it was his first visit...
Jungle Belles follows the long Theatricals tradition of farce, humorous melodrama, and painful puns. It is set in the 1480s in a jungle where Amazon "women" live under the benevolent rule of Queen Foraday. Their manless solitude is interrupted by the arrival of the Conquistadores, led by Captain Walter Wallcarpeting and the priest Missionary Position. A battle of the sexes ensues, further complicated by the romance of the Queen's daughter, Kitty Litter, and the Captain's son. Jim Panzee, not to mention the songs, dances, and infamous chorus line. The requisite happy ending is accomplished with the help...
...character has been hurt by men; she's power-crazed, ruthless, and sublimates her need for men," comments Uzal S.H. Taylor '86, who plays Queen Foraday, "It's hard to be convincing playing this woman...