Don't Leave it All to Your Children

Don't Leave it All to Your Children is a comedy-and-song revue about old people and aging, performed by four old pros: Steve Rossi, Barbara Minkus, Marcia Rodd, and James Dybas. There are loads of geriatric jokes and songs, and most of the audience, being antique, can easily identify with the material.

Written and well-directed by old timer Saul Ilson, the jokes are funny, the performers super in both comedy and song, but it's all on one theme: age. With performers of this caliber, I'd like to have had a divergence into some real old-time comedy on other subjects -- the kind of stuff they did when they were young, and perhaps sketches like they used to do. For some, that would be the real message: that even when old, there can be life, comedy and new inspiration. As it is, it's a good, entertaining show, and all of us alter cockers thoroughly enjoyed it.