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WILL THE REAL MARK TWAIN PLEASE STAND UP?(RHYTHM)

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From: Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
Date: 20010322
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LET'S JUST HOPE HAL "MARK TWAIN TONIGHT!" HOLBROOK DOESN'T GET WIND OF THIS.

Jim Post will bring his uncanny evocation of Twain this week with his musical drama "Mark Twain and the Laughing River." Post has gotten rave reviews for both his portrayal and his music, so much so that Ken Burns, the director of PBS' "Civil War" and "Jazz" miniseries, is using one of Post's songs in an upcoming special.

As Twain, Prine is reportedly very believable, as he sings and waxes nostalgic about the young Samuel Clemens' boyhood, and the great Mississippi River that affected him so ...

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