Word: christs
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...parlor of the Christ Church Parish House should be kept full this weekend with devotees of Bernard Shaw or Leslie Cass. Both artists have their admirers and both have done much to warrant the adulation. In this case, those who ventured out to see the lovely Miss Cass will be considerably better rewarded than the Shaw fans. For only if a person has never read the play, might he be able to sit back and accept the Canterbury Players' interpretation. He might not enjoy the evening much but neither would he be moved to rebellion...
...that first season three programs were offered in the Christ Church Parish House and Peabody Playhouse. There was no office for the Theatre and almost no emphasis on professional production. It was a thing of, by, and for poets...
...Stormy Tory Leader Quintin Hogg (now Viscount Hailsham) wrote that if Christ returned, "we should learn again a secret, lost now to all except the saints in heaven-his sheer gaiety and charm, his incredible vitality, his spontaneous wit . . . Can you imagine anything but a smile when he nicknames the gentle John and his brother 'The sons of Thunder'? Is there not a light of amusement as well as seriousness when the impetuous Simon finds himself for all the ages called 'The Rock' . . . ? Christians have puzzled for centuries over the unjust judge and the fraudulent steward...
...Author Ethel Mannin (Two Studies in Integrity, Late Have I Loved Thee) saw Christ speaking at Hyde Park Corner and Tower Hill. In the U.S. "His command to the rich to 'sell all that thou hast and give to the poor' might make Him suspect of 'Communist' leanings. His preaching might fall into the category of 'unAmerican activities.' But provided He didn't clash too badly . . . He would probably be invited to speak at women's clubs, and His teaching would be regarded as a new cult worthy of the attention...
...letter saying, 'If you are doing this just for circulation, remember Judas.' Well, it did start that way. But after three days, my motives had grown quite complex-until now I think only God can sort them out. We've managed to project God and Jesus Christ in a brash, vulgar tabloid. I think we've done a lot of good...