Word: devlin
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Even though you may consider yourself well-informed on matters theatrical, it is quite likely that you have been wondering about the William Devlin who is to appear in "King Lear" at Brattle Hall. In hopes of clearing up this matter, I had a talk with Mr. Devlin last week. He seems to be a vigorous, intelligent man, and is articulate on all subjects but himself. For an actor of whom the critic James Agate wrote ". . . it may be that here is the new great actor for whom the English state has impatiently waited since the death of Irving," this...
Questioning disclosed that Mr. Devlin was educated at Stonyhurst and Oxford and appeared in several productions for the Oxford Dramatic Society. Except for those productions and an occasional visit by a touring company, Oxonians have less opportunity to see first-rate plays than do Harvard students, he says. "I'm amazed at the ambitious and thoughtful plays these people at Brattle have been putting on during the past two years...
...When it was all over, Norway had done it again; six of the first eight places had gone to Norwegians. The champ: a 21-year-old Norwegian farmer, Hans Björnstad, who made jumps of 224 and 223 ft. Sixth place went to former U.S. Amateur Champion Artie Devlin of Lake Placid. His jumps of 220 and 219 ft. were second only to Björnstad's for distance, but they lacked the flawless style of the best of the Scandinavians...