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Star of âThe Enron Folliesâ Expected to Make Brief Appearance Today
Kenneth Lay, the actor whose performances as a CEO of a major American energy company won him widespread praise from Wall Street to Capitol Hill, is finally expected to make an appearance in "The Enron Follies" today before capacity crowds in Washington.
Though Mr. Lay is expected to say the same line over and over again throughout his brief performance this morning, the show will likely be watched closely throughout the country.
Mr. Lay was to have appeared last week, but he contracted a sudden case of stage fright that prevented him from performing. As a result, Jeffrey Skilling, his understudy, took over the part.
Pandemonium then arose as Washington critics were unusually harsh when discussing Mr. Skillingâs rendition last week. This was particularly interesting after considering that both Mr. Lay and Mr. Skilling paid handsome contributions to many members of the critics association.
Actor Started Believing in the Part
Over the course of several years, Mr. Layâs abilities in the CEO role became so convincing that after a while he and several other members of the cast actually started believing that they were in charge of a multi-billion dollar company with real products to sell.
Although the show lost oodles of money during its Houston run, reports say that Mr. Lay and other top players were paid several million dollars for the parts.
President Bush was described as a big fan of Mr. Lay and "The Enron Follies" when he lived in Texas However, since moving to Washington, Mr. Bush has become less enthused with the show, and he has refused to make any comments concerning it recently as it heads to the nationâs capital.
Despite the enormous interest the show has attracted, it has been encumbered by problems since it started appearing in Washington. Earlier this month, most of the top actors either confused their lines with those of other actors or developed the same sort of stage fright had plagued Mr. Lay the same week.
Reports have also begun to emerge that several of the playâs scripts were mysteriously shredded just before the show was set to begin.
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