April 11, 1971

“FOLLIES” is intermissionless amd exhausting, an extravaganza that becomes tedious for two simple reasons: Its extravagances have nothing to do with its pebble of a plot; and the plot, which could be wrapped up in approximately two songs, dawdles through 22 before it declares itself done.

IN his novel, “The Conformist,” Alberto Moravia describes Alberi, Marceilo's mother's chauffeur‐lover, as “a young man with an o??rve complexion and coal ‐ black eyes with whites like glossy white china. . . . He was of the same age as Marcello, but appeared older, owing, possibly, to a kind of Oriental softness that insinuated itself into each of his features. . . .”

China, in marked departure from long-standing policy of excluding Amer journalists, permits 3 Amer newsmen to enter from Hong Kong to cover visit of table tennis team; move interpreted in Hong Kong as more significant than inv to team; 1 member of team illus in China after crossing bridge from Hong Kong

Gibson warns city is headed toward racial and pol confrontation over strike and appeals for restoration of calm and reason, lr to Educ Bd and teachers union

PARIS—Strange to relate, I know people who don't like Paris. Most of them are Parisians, displaced countryfolk who miss the good earth and resent the traffic, the competitive pace and the big‐city rudeness. Often, they ask me why I cherish the place, and since it's a personal question, I must begin the answer with myself.