Word: exerts
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...though the play breathes the spirit of the story, it does not exert the same spell. Often it cannot: some of the finest moments are lost to the stage. On its own terms, The Innocents is a little too thin: often fascinating, always atmospheric, it has few real outward thrills, little real inner tension. Its best scenes involve the children, brilliantly played by Child Actors David Cole and Iris Mann. As the governess, Beatrice Straight offers competence faintly tinged with monotony...
Jaffe, an exert in administrative law, has practised law both privately and in the government, and has taught for 12 years. He has written extensively, especially on problems in the field of administrative...