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...Cercle Francais initiated the annual French play, and shortly afterwards the German and Spanish clubs added their productions. 1844 saw the start of the first College club seriously devoted to productions of English drama: the Harvard chapter of Delta Upsilon which produced Elizabethan comedies through the 1930's. In 1889 the first of a number of Harvard Shakespeare Clubs gave Julius Caesar in Sanders Theater before "a large and representative audience...
...packed Sanders Theatre. This began a tradition of classical extravaganzas which stirred tremendous enthusiasm at Harvard and throughout the area. The next few years saw production of Phormio and Ocpedipus Rex, culminating in a gigantic Agamemnon in the Stadium in 1908. In 1895 Sanders was transformed into an Elizabethan playhouse for Ben Johnson's The Silent Women. The year before, Union Hall in Boston was jammed to see the Cercle Francais produce Molicre...
Until a close-cropped nurse and a middle-aged baritone premiered a new musical a few blocks up the street, Kiss Me, Kate was Broadway's brightest show in late '48. But while Kate continued to prosper, the critics were no longer so enchanted with its blend of Elizabethan and backstage comedy. The show, they carped, had none of Rogers and Hammerstein's poignancy, bitter-sweet romance, or delicacy...
...medieval romance. Author Smith offers strong evidence, culled from 17th century Hungarian records by his associate, Dr. Laura Polanyi Striker, that even the tallest of John's tales were probably true, and that he was, in fact, not just in fancy, one of the greatest of the Elizabethan adventurers...
Into the Field. The man behind Operation Snoop is Commissioner of Internal Revenue T. (for Thomas) Coleman Andrews, 54, a self-styled "Byrd Democrat." Andrews is a jovial, distinguished-looking Virginian with a fine command of Elizabethan English and an enthusiasm for rod & gun. He inherited an IRS which was left a shambles by the tax scandals of the Truman Administration. In seven months he has rejuvenated morale and rebuilt his staff with complete disdain for political recommendations. Principal reorganization: cutting the number of IRS regional offices from 17 to nine, at the same time transferring large chunks of responsibility...