Word: conveys
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...impossible for a truly gifted writer to avoid offering clues of his own concerns. So far, however, Salinger's work is faintly reminiscent of a psychological test, revealing the story-teller by the way in which he unfolds his story rather than by any message that he means to convey. To interpret Salinger demands a singular sensitivity to the way in which style dominates content and a very direct perception of a most unusual writer. I would not claim this skill, and neither, in fact, do the contributors to this collection...
...acting doesn't help things. Leo Genn, as the gamekeeper Mellors, seems able to do little more than expand his massive chest and leer. Danielle Darrieux, playing Lady Chatterly, is only a slight improvement. She doesn't leer, but she does manage to convey a disquieting coldness even when running off with her lover...
...nest, while a paper ball-the kind that used to pop out of old-fashioned valentines-dangles above. Flaking paint, wood grain, wormhole and lathe scar are meticulously recorded in sharp focus, yet there is an eerie, aching loneliness about the scene that no camera could ever convey. In Lady Fair the mood is pure fun. with its symbolic scrap of lace, a well-gnawed spare rib. and a blonde lock pinned on a brocade background along with a tattered French postcard (a small leaf has been taped in place for the sake of modesty), a reproduction of Ann Pollard...
...resonantly and employs unusually clear diction. His voice is well produced throughout his range. Elaine Malbin shows considerable skill as an actress in the part of Lilli Vanessi (and Katherine). Miss Malbin, however, might be shown to better advantage in a conventional theatre where her diminutive stature would not convey the slightly plump appearance it does on an arena state. Her voice seems to have lost power in its lower range over the last two years without compensating gains...
...what are these two really attempting? They are trying--without benefit of proper costumes, sets, makeup, context, and story--to capture and convey three-dimensional characters almost instantaneously, whether from farce, comedy, romance or tragedy. This requires real genius to bring off. And neither Miss Hayes nor Mr. Evans is that gifted. Sir John Gielgud is; but the wondrous success he had with his solo Shakespearean. evening, "The Ages of Man," should not be interpreted as encouragement to everyone with an Equity card to "go, thou, and do likewise...