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...theater going days began in about 1933. The first play I can remember seeing was Richard of Bordeaux. That was 1935. I remember seeing George Rody as Falstaff too. I remember that production very well. I can even remember the smell of that production--sitting in the back row of the theater; we went from school. That did a lot for me I think...
...Your nostalgic Essay on radio [Jan. 7] and reference to Fred Allen brought back memories of 30 years ago. How we looked forward to the residents of Allen's Alley and their zany humor. Remember Falstaff Openshaw? "From miles around you could hear the boom, as Mother fell out of the Rainbow Room!" or "Those aren't spots in your sugar. Mother: you're putting the dice in your...
Boston is the only major American city with a city-sponsored, regular series of rock concerts. Summerthing's Sunset Series, sponsored by the Falstaff Brewing Company, brings rock to Boston Common twice a week through August. It's your best bet, even thought this year's run of bands doesn't match last year when the Series imported Faces, the Allman Brothers, and Poco, among others. Each concert is $2.50. Tickets can be bought in advance, but most people just go down before the show, which starts at six, and ends, by law, at nine. This year the series will...
Then when they hit the stage there was another case of Falstaff waiting, but not neglected...
Scofield's Lear succeeded in obliterating the Lear of my mind's eye. My Lear was lean and withered; Scofield's is a Lear of physical bulk and substance, a tragic counterpart to Orson Welles' Falstaff, completely convincing--I can no longer imagine it otherwise. Scofield contains the tragedy. He is not tossed about by adversity; he swallows adversity and swells to bursting...