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...four offerings of the Adams House Drama Society--three plays and a concert reading--on the other hand were stunning. The Beggar's Opera, directed by John Lithgow, old out halfway through its run, and won the coveted Commencement slot at the Loeb. Of the plays I saw at the Ex, three--The Public Eye, directed by Michael D. Schlesinger, The Forced Marriage, directed by Lithgow, and The Chambers, written and directed by Barry Forman--ranked with the Adams House shows...
...transition from the Adams House Dining Hall to the Loeb Main Stage, The Beggar's Opera both gained and lost something, which means it's still a great show...
...doubt about it, The Beggar's Opera has arrived. But I think it left behind the spontaneous surprise, the wonderful moments in which a House production, saying faster and faster "I think I can," succeeds through sheer effort. Moments like Joel Martin's sly, smiling entrance were lost last night...
...also an inspired director. He made Moliere's artificial little farce come alive and cohere like nothing I've seen since "The Beggar's Opera." He also constructed the masks in which the cast performs. They are the work of a master cartoonist...
Tickets for the dance and "The Beggar's Opera" are now being sold by senior class committee members in the Houses, who will also distribute applications for Commencement tickets...