Nearly two years having elapsed since they invaded the South Pacific, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II have moved over to the Gulf of Siam. The King and I, which opened at the St. James last evening, is their musical rendering of Margaret Landon's Anna and the King of Siam. As a matter of record, it must be reported that The King and I is no match for South Pacific, which is an inspired musical drama.
But there is plenty of room for memorable...
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