81.   But performances have been consistently below par for too long and drastic action needs to be taken.

82.   And their performance was so popular with the watching crowd that there were calls for the return of the stocks.

83.   Thankfully their performance was much better, yet it took a pointed comment from Michelle Detroit to get the crowd onto their feet and drum up some atmosphere.

84.   Since then performance has been much as expected.

85.   Although there were fleeting moments of engaging interplay between the lower strings, the performance was strangely dispiriting.

86.   All too soon it was finale time again and two very successful performances were over.

87.   No, no, quite performance is not what counts is it?

88.   Along with that, performances are consistently excellent.

89.   Also planned for the coming months are performances in Australia, Tonga, and again in Europe.

90.   Also predictably, in those dull times, the performances were a hit, not only in Leningrad but in other parts of the Soviet Union, particularly Moscow.