Word: fps
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Although almost light-hearted by comparison with Andreyev's other works, "He Who Gets Slapped" is a sombre and moody play; as is often true of tragedy, it is reflective and can easily be condemned for dragging by a theatre goer searching after bright lights and gaiety. fps...
...small fortune into "Lute Song" It is well produced, directed, and acted, and the play is a good one. It does not appear, however, at this early stage, that a public weaned on "Good Night Ladies" or "Carousel" will be enthusiastic over a production as unusual as this. fps...
Producer Eddie Cantor reports that packed Boston audiences are wildly enthusiastic; why is anybody's guess. fps...
Despite its smattering of genuine McCarey touches, "The Bells of St. Mary's" suffers both by its similarity and inferiority to the 1944 Academy Award Winner; it is a more shadow of "Going My Way," partaking of its shape but not its substance. fps...
Despite occasional blemishes in the performance and somewhat unfavorable comparison with the Society's brilliant performances in past years, the 1945 production provided a thoroughly enjoyable evening which demands only further exploration into other pre-classic masterpieces. fps...