Word: classics
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...very little of "Mr. Blake," for he "is always in paradise." Blake's vision of the creation embraces not paradise but chaos. Leaning into the storm from the circle of his own oneness and wholeness, God draws a second circle on the deep. It is a classic conception worthy of Michelangelo...
...medium and the audience for which it is written, in short, the Ivy myth. Aside from this quality, the author shows little concern with the disciplines of a private school education, and places too much emphasis on the sexual ineptitude of its products. The writer, however, gets off one classic generalization which almost makes his effort worthwhile: "In addition the society serving as the basis for the New England preparatory schools--th upperclass, urban East--cannot help but be classified as a decadent society in a decadent region." His authority for the statement springs from a Boise, Idaho background...
...free-for-all takes place on a bare stage, as twelve dancers in practice costumes bounce in and out with classic grace, fitting into seemingly insoluble patterns. But their movements have none of the solemnity of the classic ballet, are free and relaxed, like those of children racing in and out of games. The dancers tie themselves up in little knots and delight in getting out of them gracefully. As the music mocks itself-in a trumpet jeer or a pizzicato poke-the dancers mock the music with a hop, skip or bump. Most dramatic bits: Canadian-born Melissa Hayden...
...stand here, consciously dead. I crawled from loins too old with life. I am a creature of specialization, a power paddle that keeps the wheel going. I look knowledgeable; I laugh at the right jokes; I voice the proper introspective comments about the latest Book-of-the-Month Club classic. I am a vegetable...
First, Singer Harry Belafonte turned down an offer of a part. Then Actor Sidney (Edge of the City) Poitier quit his co-starring role as Porgy, declared that the show was a "classic," but "as a creative artist, I just do not have enough interest in the piece." Goldwyn's version of the incident: Poitier quit after his demand to approve the script had been refused. Said Goldwyn: "If Poitier had seen a script and the way we are treating Porgy and Bess, he would be excited to do it." Goldwyn would name no names of other entertainers...