Word: crichtons
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Fair has a whole bag of tricks up her flowing sleeves. Tristan is probably the most versatile hero of legendary history: he is not only death to dragons, but a first-rate harpist and singer and an ace huntsman and seaman. He is, notes the Encyclopaedia Britannica, "the Admirable Crichton of medieval romance [and] it must be regretfully admitted that he is also a most accomplished liar...
...Here is a thin (80-page), close-cropped (5-by-7-in.) book of ferocious, slapstick, sometimes disturbing gag-drawings plus a short introduction by Magazine Writer Kyle (Redder Than the Rose) Crichton. "Virgil Partch is nuts," writes Crichton, ". . . but nuts in a nice American way." Partch fans found little that was Nelly-nice, less that was especially American. But they did find a fresh-cartoon humor, based on a slambang, explosive brand of fantasy. Example...
...plays which would never have reached it through professional channels. Some of these have gone on to Broadway, as have numerous HDC members. This season saw Paul Robeson made a member of the honorary advisory committee at a tea in his honor, a production of Barrie's "The Admirable Crichton" and a well received presentation of Synge's "The Playboy of the Western World...
...winter production, the Harvard, Dramatic Club has selected Sir James M. Barry's "The Admirable Crichton." The Idlers will team up with girls from the Beaver Country Day School, and Miss Jenkins of that school will direct...
High scorers in the Leverett win were Bart Harvey and Norm Cameron, with nine and eight points apiece, while for the Elephants Ollie Moses led the scoring with ten points, ably assisted by the excellent forward play of Andy Crichton...