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...past month the famed showman, Morris Gest, has been endeavoring to convince Manhattanites that the Moscow Art Theatre Musical Studio of M. Vladimir Nemirovitch-Dantchenko (cofounder of the Moscow Art Theatre with Stanislavsky) represents the ultimate and perfect synthesis of the dramatic, lyric, pantomimic and scenic arts...
Upon close inspection of M. Dantchenko's synthesis of all the arts which can be crowded upon a stage and into an orchestra pit, it must be acknowledged that showman Gest's claim to have at length brought "singing actors" to the U. S. has been rather cruelly substantiated. So far the synthesized productions have been Lysistrata (TIME, Dec. 28, THE THEATRE), La Perichole and The Daughter of Madam Angot. On the basis of these sufficiently extensive samples, it may be definitely stated that, while the "singing actors" act with flawless and breath-taking ensemble perfection, they sing quite indifferently...
...track management announced last night that L. O. Combs '26 has received the George Gest Haydock Memorial Cup awarded to the man who turns in the best season's performance in the polovault. In the Harvard Yale dual track meet last spring Combs was the only Harvard representative to score in this event. He tied with Durfee of Yale for first place, both attaining the height of 12 feet. He was a consistent performer throughout the season...
...First and Second Academic Art Theatres (i. e., the so-called "Moscow Art Theatre" recently brought to the U. S. by astute Morris Gest). The same repertoire with which they appeared in the U. S., likewise the Prometheus and Oresteia of Aeschylus, a. d. Shakespeare's Hamlet...
Lyslstrata. The much-discussed Moscow Art Theatre Musical Studio has finally arrived. In case you have not been a party to the discussion, let it be noted that this troupe is a musical offshoot of the Moscow Art Theatre with which Morris Gest some seasons back showed our confident citizens what time, brains and artistry could do for certain phases of theatrical production. There was only one moot point on the opening night; that was just where the musical feature came in. There were trumpets and a good supply of choral singing, but the play was in no sense...