M&D -- other pairings (no spoiler)

[still lookin 4 the face i had b4 the world was made]

On Sat, 10 May 1997, Paul Murphy wrote:
> So far, we've had suggestions for other 'pairings' after which M & D are
> modelled: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern, Laurel & Hardy. Anthony Lane comes up
> with an interesting one in his New Yorker review: he suggests Beckett's
> Mercier & Camier. I had thought about the more obvious Didi & Gogo from
> _Godot_ ...
> 
> (Lane's review is one of the more perceptive and sympathetic ones I've read
> yet).

Where is my _New Yorker_!?!?  I've been checking my mailbox since someone
first menntioned Lane's review early last week...

Max

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