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...debut. Les Mis, a self-described tale of “the passion and triumph of the human spirit,” bases itself on Victor Hugo’s celebrated novel and tells the story of Jean Valjean, a noble fugitive, and his run-ins with determined policeman Javert. 2 and 8 p.m. Tickets $28-$85. Colonial Theatre, 106 Boylston Street...
...House of Bamboo) and William Wellman (The High and the Mighty). Beneath his rugged looks and rough voice, Stack often suggested a psychic danger, an imminent imploding that got him an Oscar nomination for Written on the Wind and gave his Ness the undertone of obsessiveness: a G-man Javert. As host of Unsolved Mysteries, Stack lent this same Old Testament God authority to tales of missing persons and unquiet ghosts. And he was married to the same woman for 46 years. All in all, a life that might make even Robert Stack smile. --By Richard Corliss...
...Having seen how radio worked, he struck a deal with the Mutual network for a dramatization of "Les Mis?rables" which he would adapt and narrate, as well as play Jean Valjean (to Martin Gabel?s Javert); it would be aired in half-hour segments on seven consecutive Friday nights. This show is a must-hear: a brilliant transmutation of the novel, through sound alone, into powerful and sensitive feeling. (It was also one of Welles? favorite sto-ries; he would repeat it on "Campbell Playhouse," this time as Javert with Wal-ter Huston as Valjean, and in a parody with...
...Victor Hugo?s famous set pieces - the Bishop?s Chris-tian grace, the trial that sends Valjean back to prison, his haggling with the inn-keeper to win Cosette?s freedom, the final confrontation with Javert and his last words to his adopted daughter - all are realized with an enthralling depth and immediacy. "Purely as a professional achievement, this is breathtaking," writes Simon Callow, in "Orson Welles: The Road to Xanadu," a biography that contains the most detailed analysis I?ve found of the radio work. "Welles at twenty-two produced a show that could rival any by the most...
...sewer chase should alert you that Dragon is a distant descendant of Les MisErables?with Liujian as Jean Valjean, Richard as Javert, Jessica as the prostitute Fantine and Jessica's daughter as Cosette. What's missing here is any attempt at literacy; the script's garish dialogue seems less written than spray painted. Richard spouts a lot of generic tough-guy dialogue ("Bring him to me alive; I'll kill him myself,") while Liujian barely speaks at all ("I'm not your type?" Jessica poutily asks him, and our monastic hero replies, "I don't have type...