MANILA, Philippines — He came, he crooned, he conquered. The talented Mr. Tony Bennett, all 87 years of him, walked on stage smiling widely, chuckling, in fact, and with a spring in his gait, thanked his daughter Antonia who opened for him, slapped his thigh to the upbeat intro and launched into "Watch What Happens." He never let up. Over 20 songs, an extended encore and three curtain calls later, he still had the Philippine International Convention Center Plenary Hall roaring with applause, spontaneous hollers of "Bravo!" and intermittent declarations of love (from what sounded like male voices). Bennett served the perfect recipe Tuesday night for his well-heeled ...
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