Word: cyrano
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Bucking the hard realism of France at the turn of the century, Rostand came on the theatrical scene as an entertainer. His flamboyant wit, despite its aborted, cloying idealism, makes for brilliant entertainment in, the deft hands of Jose Ferrer in this week's opening of Cyrano de Bergerac...
...Laughton's fussy, flouncy, ham-Hamp-denish curtain speech at a closing performance of Cyrano...
Died. Pasquale Amato, 64, onetime Metropolitan Opera baritone (since 1935 voice teacher at Louisiana State University); in Queens, L.I. Caruso's crony, he sang in some 5,000 performances, was best-liked for his Jack Ranee in The Girl of the Golden West, King Hidraot in Armide, Cyrano...
...surrounded themselves with some of the greatest names of the stage, among them, Lillian Russell, DeWolf Hopper and David Warfield. For every serious success other producers had, Weber & Fields turned out a broad and successful burlesque. They matched Du Barry with Du Hurry, Quo Vadis with Whoa Vass Iss?, Cyrano de Bergerac with Cyranose. Whatever the title, Weber & Fields remained the same. Lew Fields tried to explain, Joe Weber couldn't understand. Joe Weber disgraced himself, Lew Fields hit him over the head...
Last week white-haired, cherubicund Dr. Damrosch lovingly conducted a new version of Cyrano, which he had polished up during the past three years. The opera was given in concert form in Carnegie Hall, with soloists and full orchestra. The long performance gave Conductor Damrosch perceptible pleasure: it was practically a celebration of his 79th birthday, just past. Next day the critics behaved like good children. Nearest to the mark (that Cyrano was appallingly dull) was Edward O'Gorman of the Post: ". . . a score . . . that the average listener might not journey far to hear, but one that he would...