Around the World in 80 Plays. If you have the kids in tow and are downtown this afternoon or the final weekend of the festival, you might want to drop in on this bit of outdoor fun.
Consisting of a couple of fractured fairy tales performed by a group of entertainers who speak in ersatz Russian accents and purport to be the Schlomokov family from Uzebeckistanislavski, it's a good-humored romp in which rather artless or frequently even effective presentation is more than trumped by energetic high spirits, a strong desire to amuse, and close engagement with the audience. It's a good deal for the price - free, but the hat is passed - and on Saturday it drew a good audience. Go early to get a seat.
- Douglas J. Keating, Philadelphia Inquirer

Free. 1:30 p.m. today and Sept. 18; 4 and 6:30 p.m. Sept. 17 and 18, on Visitor Center lawn next to Independence National Historical Park, Market Street between Fifth and Sixth