Television

March, 1980

The second season of The Shakespeare Plays gets off to a dazzling start with Twelfth Night over most PBS outlets on Wednesday, February 27, in prime time. Any viewer who has never experienced Shakespeare comedy at its zenith--romantic frivolity leavened with ribald low-jinks and delicious wit--should tune in just to see how the magic is done. Of course, there's no beating the English at this particular game. Although Alec McCowen handles the star turn as Malvolio, a self-important steward whose...