Word: bennette
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...ALAN BENNETT...
What follows is entirely predictable and unabashedly vulgar. Inhibitions must be left at the door. Alan Bennett, one of the quartet of Beyond the Fringe a decade ago, has constructed no more than a sloppy farce, but in Director Frank Dunlop's nimble hands it becomes an uproarious kaleidoscope of pratfalls. The Wicksteeds live in a world still superficially Victorian, but underneath there rage fires of frustration fed by the characters' anxiety that if an opportunity arises, their sexual equipment may be unequal to the occasion. Thus every double-entendre is not merely dirty but wistful. The cast...
Harvard's All-American captain, Philippe Bennett, watched intently from the sidelines, enjoying a day of rest in preparation for his encounter with an All-American foil adversary from the New York school. Coach Edo Marion gave many of his second-string fencers some vital varsity experience in the S.M.U. route...
Freshman Mike Bierer, termed an "excellent technician" by captain Bennett, and Reinaldo Diaz combined to whitewash S.M.U. in the initial sabre round. Junior Diaz has made a successful transition to the sabre division from foil competition, his forte last season. In the round-robin format, Diaz swept to triumph in all three of his matches...
...epee squad also pulled an about face with Simmons winning his second match and John Hirschfeld turning in a brilliant performance to outduel his man. Although only Bennett was able to out-slash his opponent in the third round foil bouts, the victory was in hand...