Word: contrasts
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Letter on the Theatre," published in the theatrical journal, "Maski," Andreyev illustrates his views on the theatre of the future by drawing an interesting contrast between the lives of two men of widely different ages and points of view, Benvenuto Cellini and Fried rich Nietzsche. He emphasizes the former's life of crowded events and the latter's withdrawal from such life into the silence and inactivity of the study, where the real drama of Nietzsche's life, however, lies. But, writes Andreyev--"Humbly bowing before the immutable law of action, the contemporary drama declines to represent--indeed, cannot represent...
...sacrificing time and money. Whether mistaken or not, their purpose is clearly to seek the interests of the Commonwealth. The Protestant churches have acted through their Federation and denominational bodies. Cardinal O'Connell, last January, appointed Mongr. Ambrose F. Roche to represent him in this campaign. The very contrast between the advocates and opponents of the law is impressive...
...continental theatre, and is considered a masterpiece of expressionistic writing, giving a wide scope of interpretation to all the artists of the theatre. For several seasons it has been included in the reportoire of the Moscow Arts Theatre. In it Andreyev may be seen in a genial mood in contrast to the bitter cynicism of "He Who Gets Slapped". The play is lacking in the horror of the "Red Laugh" and is free from the idealism of the "Life of Vasile Fivey Ski", but is touched with Andreyev's typical fatalism...
...scenery was excellent, and the setting in the last act would have been a notable feature in the production if its filmsiness had not destroyed all the illusion And the dawn which Mr. Belasco made creep up imperceptibly, "came up like thunder", if not more so. In contrast with this hasty dawn, the thunderstorm in act two was realistic in its slow approach...
...contrast to this view is Mr. Lamont's straightforward advice to consider: "what, if any, of these debts are in any event uncollectible and so should be written off, in order to quit fooling ourselves. Let us decide what others of these debtors are good in part, but must be given ample time to pay; emphatically, let us figure whether the payment of these debts--which inevitably must mean a great increase in our import and a heavy decrease in our export trade--is going to prove an asset or a liability for American business...