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The London stage has a new darling following the explosive arrival of Argentinian musical actress, Elena Roger. This multi-talented lady has it all and while she occupies the part of Eva Duarte Peron, tickets at the Adelphi will be hard to come by.
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The first meeting between the army colonel with presidential ambitions and his future wife is close to comical. The deep-voiced Philip Quast who plays the ruthless and imposing Peron is at least a head and shoulders taller than his partner, even when she is tottering on the highest of heels.
However, egged on by a girl with the ambition and ruthlessness of Lady Macbeth, Juan is soon proudly listening to Lord Lloyd Webber's marvellous anthem 'A New Argentina', while almost simultaneously putting wedding ring on his beautiful wife's finger and donning the mantle of President.
© Peter Lathan 2006
