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...supporting cast saves the show. Arrayed as Alceste's targets of misanthropy, these liars and flatterers become likable. Philip Corbett is superb as Philante, the charming, gracious and witty friend whom Alceste ignores. Corbett manages Moliere's stilted verse as if it were his own. He is properly expressive when suffering Alceste's bombast...

Author: By David Frankel, | Title: Insincere Romantic | 3/15/1979 | See Source »

...lady with high heels and a tight satin skirt and dyed hair." Replies Benedick: "Oh, like the housemaids. Have you noticed the new parlormaid's bosom?" Their mother demands to know what they are jabbering about. "Ladies," says Peregrine. "They call them intercourse on the news bulletins." Mrs. Corbett retaliates by marching the boys to church, and there, as a child chorister passes by, swinging incense, Peregrine remarks, "Excuse me, but your handbag is on fire...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Bone Bred | 2/5/1979 | See Source »

...Harvard, I sense a kind of dichotomy between writing and academic communities. So it will be intriguing to see what happens when everyone gets together this weekend--flirting and scratching, that kind of thing. The Affair's board seems to have mixed feelings about its relationship to academe. Bill Corbett, of Fire Exit magazine, offered a mock-charitable smile that it's "lovely of Harvard University to promote this thing," while Jane Barnes of Dark Horse sounded relieved by its freedom from scholarly "corruption." On the other hand, Stratis Haviaras, who takes care of Lamont's Poetry Room, claims that...

Author: By Anemona Hartocollis, | Title: Odds & Ends | 5/6/1976 | See Source »

Crimson pitcher Mike Cantor allowed only one earned run in the opener to record the victory. Two four-run rallies in the fifth and sixth innings provided the winning margin. Corbett Sanders had two hits and accounted for the winning...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Freshman Sports | 5/13/1975 | See Source »

Coach Tim Bilodeau substituted freely, allowing just about everyone a chance to bat. The big men on offense, however, were Corbett Saunders, who was three-for-four with one RBI, and Dave Miller, who was two-for-three with three RBIs...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yardling Nine Drubs Quincy | 5/9/1975 | See Source »

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