Word: babe
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Died. James E. Foxx, 59, baseball's "Double X," who in 20 seasons (1925-45), mainly as a first baseman for the Philadelphia A's, hit 534 homers, putting him second only to Babe Ruth (714) until 1966, when Willie Mays took over the runner-up spot; apparently of a heart attack; in Miami...
...Babe's adaptation adds the brass of the American idiom to Euripides' sterling verse, and every line rings true. His new version of Trojan Women is--from the brilliant sex metaphors of Cassandra's speech to Hecuba's point-by-point indictment of hypocrisy--incisive and beautiful dramatic poetry. It should be published...
...sheer drama of this play is so intense that it often makes the words of the script sound insignificant. The stage movement flows like burning lava. Babe is the rare director who can make a character say more in utter stillness than in long speeches. Time after time he strikes precisely the right movements, theatrical but true. His direction is smooth as a Rolls Royce and has the same quality of moving you without jarring you. When he uses shock, he uses it almost gently, to elict passion...
...lyrics, which I believe are by Babe, Timothy Mayer, and Hugh Buckingham, often stammer with varied rhythms, and are always clear and powerful...
...Fate, as the poet says, makes bad jokes." That was Euripides' sad comment on life, and today it can still make us think and cry. Especially if it is put on the stage with skill and passion. Thomas Babe has embellished an ancient theme with the trappings of 1967, and the result is such a success that few of us who saw his Trojan Women will soon get over...