Word: devlin
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Cambridge, the Old Vic's William Devlin stars in the Brattle Theatre's presentation of "Macbeth," an old English drama...
Fifth Freedom. In Chicago, when Mrs. Joseph Devlin complained in court that her husband had ordered their telephone removed because their daughter was always using it, Judge George M. Fisher ordered it reinstalled: "The telephone is an American institution ... Parents should not object to children using the phone. It keeps them happy, at home, and out of trouble...
Macbeth has received a modern touch in the Brattle Hall production with William Devlin and Ruth Ford in the title roles. Evenings...
...Brattle's stock supporting cast is adequate, but suffers in comparison with Devlin and Miss Ford. The one exception is Paul Sparer as Macduff, who alone makes the tragedies of the just seem pathetic as those of the wicked...
...William Devlin's interpretation of the character of Macbeth is fully integrated with that of Lady Macbeth so the full force of the contrast between them is clear. Where Lady Macbeth's sense of guilt drives her to madness, that of Macbeth drives him to a hardness which is actually insensitivity. Macbeth, however, beset by his images, must draw upon the calmness of his wife. Devlin perfectly portrays his frenzied state as evil overcomes him and he can see that he will never have peace...