Word: caste
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...into the Hub for the last week of its existence, Maurice Evans' so-called G.I. version of the great English tragedy is incomparably closer to achieving its original objective than it was when it opened in 1945. What makes the difference in this strangely improved production is the supporting cast, which has undergone a complete transformation since the opening. Gone are the foreign accents, the faltering diction, the awkward pace of the original Gertrude, Claudius, and Polonius; in their place an almost perfect supporting trio has appeared. As the queen, Doris Lloyd gives a performance which is remarkable...
Whether Evans himself comes off so well beside his refurbished cast is a debatable point. In the incomparable conversational scenes he carries the counterpoint off very well, the satiric and comic lines coming through especially effectively. In the soliloquies, however, the incredible monotony of Evans' style, his constant reliance on purely vocal effects rather than any real acting techniqque, and the annoyingly false diction which leads him to pronounce words like "force" as "fawwwce" all begin to annoy...
Without such clear and unmistakable documentary evidence to back up its stand, the Council will find tough sparring against the sundry proposals for hospitals and marble monuments which have hardly been cast aside by those who will make the final decision and call up the crucial funds. Negative arguments--that any necessary hospitals are ordinary University responsibility and that mausoleums in which one removes his hat cannot compare to a living memorial--serve a limited purpose only. The case can be won with advancement of the positive thesis that the College student body unequivocally wants a Student Activities Center...
...Temple, 3rd '47, a member of the "Saint Joan" cast, will direct the production, slated to reach the Sanders stage in the first week of December...
Although intensive rehearsals will not open until next fall, the VTW plans to cast the major roles before the end of this term, so that the players can learn the longer parts over the summer vacation...