Anthony Merchant - Salvatore Salamone

THE MERCHANT OF VENICE AND HIS POUND OF FLESHIt was a scandal and a cartoon in the tabloids expressed it best:\A man in a tuxedo stuffed with bills is placing a bag of gold on a scale while a woman in a scant negligee places a baby on its opposite scale. To add insult to injury, the woman is still breast-feeding the infant adding precious weight to its value.\So mocks the world of the immoral contract between an entrepreneur and a dancer. Intent on creating an heir for his empire, Anthony Merchant..