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...world of economics is astir. Government is taking an increasingly big hand in the economy; economists are testing new theories that are overturning older methods. It is a time when those who prize ordered theories and predictable patterns are in the distinct minority. That minority nonetheless has its voices-and one of the most articulate is that of John Davenport, an assistant managing editor of FORTUNE, whose book on The U.S. Economy has just been published by Henry Regnery...
Considering the variety of talent it employs, the New Republic maintains a strikingly consistent and distinct writing style. Searching for a description of it brings to mind only contradictory accolades: authoritative and relaxed, facile and profound. The paradigm for the style is TRB's elegantly folksy column, which invariably eschews logic and statistics to come right to the point. Even when the point is a tired one, the freshness of TRB's verbal stream brings new clarity to the matter by rinsing away all the moss and scum of confusion: "Maybe it's unfortunate, but about the only counterweight...
Peter Weil as Sorin, and John Ross as Dorn created distinct characters; Johanna Madden, as Masha, created a superb one. All three maintained the tone and pace of the production perfectly, in their individual scenes...
There were no great voices in the cast, but the reading, directed by Joel Martin, was done with considerable polish. Barry Forman (Everyman) read his part very intelligently. He had one of the least distinct voices in the cast, but made up for it by acting more than anyone else. Richard Blau's wonderfully reserved reading of Death stood out from several good performances in minor roles...
...continued, however, "We do not consider in any sense that our work has 'political overtones' as distinct from religious overtones... or humanitarian overtones or educational overtones...