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...With Cathleen O'Conner, John Mannick '49, and Anna Prince, Radcliffe '48, among those feateured in the production, Idler's second presentation of the year is "the best" of Robinson's comedies, according to John V. Kelleher, assistant professor of Modern Irish Literature and History, whom Idler consulted for background material...
Elaine Limpert, Radcliffe '48, as Lizzle Twohig; Mary Maloney, Radcliffe '48, as Helene; Claire Gilman, Radcliffe '48, as Christine Lambert; Robert E. Miller '48 as Eddie Twohig; Robert Claflin '40 as John Twohig; Cathleen O'Connor as Constance Constantia; John Mannick '49 as Hector De La Mare; Anna Prince, Radcliffe '48, as Annie Twohig; Alex Bzdula '47 as Peter Hurley, T.D.; Tom Dunn as Michael; Thomas Mantel '50 as John Hegarty; William N. Jenkins '49 as William Slattery; Michael Aherne as Tom Mooney...
...have given a remarkable performance, they both played the rather slight material to the hilt, aiding the general effect of making a live comedy out of what could have sounded like a misplaced textbook. Anna Prince and Elaine Limpert took the corresponding female roles with a corresponding gusto, while Cathleen O'Conor emerged from a secondary part with the only really polished performance of the evening...
...knew all you should know, you wouldn't have task"). And standing on the other side was Arthur Griffith, little and squat, spectacles on his nose, a dark green velour hat stuck on his head, "the great man with the brain of ice," probably dreaming of Cathleen ni Houlihan and never giving a thought to the far-off days when he would be Eire's President...
...Idler's production has managed, despite certain technical limitations, to capture admirably the pervading spirit of the play. Algernon, the most difficult and yet most rewarding role, was happily cast in Carleton C. Brower, whose languid voice and expressive features lent excellent emphasis to Wilde's epigrams; while Cathleen O'Conor was exquisitely amusing as the sharp-tongued, lofty Lady Bracknell. Other notable performances were John Jay Hughes' harried Worthing, Elaine Limpert's highly decorous Miss Prism, and Seabury Quinn's limp and sanctimonious Canon Chasuble. Anna A. Prince, Jr. was, despite a certain tendency toward overplaying, a charming...