Word: chris
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Keller family, despite its typical appearance, is in a bad way, Joe is a murderer Chris, the son, is an idealistic capitalist-to-be: and Mrs. Keller is a neurotic (she has migraine headaches and insists her son is still alive). Chris wants to marry Ann Deever, his brother's former sweetheart and, by the way, the daughter of his father's partner. Chris discovers his father's guilt and is disillusioned; Joe discovers that his older son had committed suicide when he heard about his father's crime, and shoots himself...
...second reason for disliking Miller is that most of his characters are either improbable or dull. Chris is both. After seeing his platoon wiped out around him, he returns home with his ideals intact, full of talk about bravery, camaraderie, and general intolerance for cowardice. Miller's representation of the relationship between the men who went to war and the folks back home is far from a responsible, accurate social picture. Then there is the mother, obsessed by fear and guilt, but always a pragmatist. After her husband's suicide, her immediate words are, "Don't take it on yourself...
...Charles Playhouse production is not good enough to overcome the play's weaknesses. John McQuade conveyed less of of Keller's toughness than of his nervous guilt (perhaps the nervousness was McQuade's), and Alan Bergmann was properly intense and idealistic as Chris, though the character seemed somewhat more stupid than he should have. Sylvia Davis as Kate Keller was generally unconvincing. There were, in spite of it all, a few very powerful scenes...
...Chris O'Hiri set a new freshman record in the broad jump yesterday, as the Yardlings defeated Andover, 70 1/2 to 38 1/2, in an away meet. O'Hiri cleared 23 ft., 5 in. on his record leap, the best effort by any Harvard performer, freshman or varsity, in several years...
...second and third Crimson goals were both scored by Crocker Snow, the first on an assist from Bob Anderson, and the second on an assist from Chris Norris. Dean Alpine scored on an assist from Ted Ingalls, and Jim Dwinell tallied on a pass by Morse to round out the first period...