Perhaps no one in American history has had his finger on the pulse of the seamy underbelly of the American psyche than an ol' rascal from Hannibal, "Missoura." Mark Twain was, is, and always will be the sly, sardonic, but loveable curmudgeon that America has definitely but reluctantly needed since its founding. And, with the way things are going lately, the republic needs him now more than other.
Thankfully, Mark Twain is back, and coming to a theater near you.
I am, of course, talking about the Richard Thomas' revival of the beloved and revered one-man show "Mark Twain Tonight!" conceived, developed, and delivered with masterful effect by the late great Hal Holbrook.
I have the good fortune to have tickets to the show at Denver's DCPA next week, when an old colleague and fellow Twain fan will join me for an evening of acerbic wit, clever wisdom, and unapologetic scrutiny of the times in which we live ... according to a man whose guile and insight are nothing short of timeless.
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