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John R. W. smail
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The Promoter
I have already torn up several pages of opening paragraphs for this review because they sounded like press releases, and
The Constant Wife
The Constant Wife is in many ways an excellent comedy. For considerable stretches of time it manages to transcend the
Cry the Beloved Country
Cry the Beloved Country is so earnest and virtuous that criticism of it seems almost improper--like throwing stones at a
The Playgoer
King Lear is one of Shakespeare's greatest characters, and probably the hardest to perform. He is a king, a father,
Expert Harvardman Overwhelms Classmates With Policy of Studymanship, Sexmanship
On all sides these days one hears the questions "What is Harvardmanship?" "What sets the expert in Harvardmanship apart from
Expert Harvardman Overwhelms Classmates With Policy of Studymanship, Sexmanship
On all sides these days one hears the questions "What is Harvardmanship?" "What sets the expert in Harvardmanship apart from
Ex-Guard's Social Relations Thesis May Be Help to Football Coaches
A brand new approach to football coaching is waiting around for some bright coach to pick up from the back
THE PLAYGOER
There are eleven people in "The Three Sisters" with clearly defined characters. By the end of the third act, nine
THE PLAYGOER
There is only one trade open to a man called Posket, especially if his first name is Aeneas. He is
THE PLAYGOER
The stern moralists who condemn Restoration comedy as merely vulgar should go and see the Brattle Theatre's production of Wycherley's
ON THE SHELF
The recent issue of the Advocate is not the literary event of the century. It contains two stories of some
THE PLAYGOER
A. C. Bradley said that "King Lear" was too huge for the stage. He would presumably have applied this dictum
THE MOVIEGOER
"Everybody Does It" (perish the name) is supposed to be an hilariously funny movie. Nunnally Johnson, who wrote the script,
CABBAGES & KINGS
Unable to see the forest for the trees. unwilling to see the forest for the trees. We have here the
Lacrosse Team Opposes Williams Here Today
"Tell me, Dr. Arbuthnot, what is happening this afternoon at 3:45 p.m? "Harvard will play a game with Williams." "What?"
