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...judges, Joan plays out the great scenes of her life: the coming of the voices, the assignations with angels and the beating she got when her father thought they were men, the political rehearsal with a rural winesack (Theodore Bikel), the advent at Chinon, the brotherhood in arms (Bruce Gordon) and the rich reek of fighting France -stale wine, hot harness -that kept her head clear through the glory and the banners and the blood. Scene follows scene without shift; past follows present follows past as sun follows shadow on a dappled day. As Joan strides through her story...
JEAN DE METZ, squire, one of the men who accompanied her to Chinon to see the Dauphin (later Charles VII): "I said to her, 'What are you doing here, my dear?' . . . and the Maid answered me: 'Before mid-Lent I must be with the King, even if I have to wear my legs down to the knees. For there is no one on earth, be he king or duke or the King of Scotland's daughter or anyone else, who can restore the kingdom of France, and he will have no help except through...
...devil is active in Châtellerault, in Chinon and in Domfront, but above all he is active in Loudun...
...devil is active in Chatellerault, in Chinon and in Domfront, but above all he is active in Loudun." So said Rabelais four centuries ago; at least, that's what the people of Loudun say he said. Some people suspect that Loudun, a town of 5,313 in western France, is still a little proud of its reputation for casual wickedness. "I think," said a bookseller of Loudun last week, "it is because of our fine white wines. One can drink liters, like water, but suddenly it hits like a coup de fusil and even the old feel young...
Granting General and Mrs. Hoge so much vision and foresight reminds us all of Joan of Arc's dream before her departure for Chinon. We believe that it is undue, and feel sure that even the General will not like it, as he must be aware that a Fairbanks resident, Donald MacDonald Sr., has worked the project over in every shape and form for 13 years, thus acquiring the flattering title of "Father of the International Highway...