Word: boyt
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Philip Burton has staged Parts I and V admirably. But if this show is to survive on Broadway, he will have to be more inventive in Parts III and IV to compensate for Shaw's sagging script. Marvin Reiss's sets and John Boyt's costumes are quite adequate, and Paul Leaf has achieved some handsome silhouettes and stunning lighting...
...John Boyt has designed several suitably drab settings, almost all of which feature peeling wallpaper and cracked plaster. Mr. Ben-Ami does a fairly good job with the direction, but he should never have taken up with a play that chiefly inspires one to throw things...
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