Word: good
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...trumpets have blared and the drums have rolled, publicity has poured forth in torrents and "Kiss the Boys Good-bye" has roared into town, hot off B'way and the pages of "Life." This ought to be enough to brand almost any show as anti-climactical. But "Kiss the Boys Good-bye," surprisingly enough, lives up to expectations...
With such a play, actors must make caricatures, not characters. Hence one can only judge the cast on their satirical ability, not their acting ability. But as satirists, the road company does a good job. They are not the original cast that appeared on Broadway, but for entertainment purposes they might have been just as well as not. Elizabeth Love, playing Cindy Lou, has none of the hamish inclinations which far too many road actresses have. She gives a performance that hits above specifications, combining magnolia-and-mint-julep sweetness with the righteous violence of a "snit" to make...
Jack Bronston, triple-threat man, starred for the Dormitory team, while Plugger Young, Henry Evertt, and Vince Rossi looked good in the line...
...tendency in judging the Yardlings is to look for stars with weight with a view to working them into the varsity. In that respect this present squad has been somewhat disappointing; there aren't any Spreyers or Lees here, but the brand of football displayed Saturday was aggressive and good, and should win more games before the season is over...
Fisher, the most heralded of all the Yardlings, has done no more than a competent job at tackle, a position which he seems assured of by the lack of any formidable competition. He is big and has a football background which will probably stand him in good stead as the year goes on. Manegold, injured last week, seems the best of the guards, although Stannard has been brilliant on defense at times. As a running guard Sosman seemed a little too awkward to be really fast...