Word: grumio
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...Petruchio/the Lord-ette and Hortensio/the first Hunter-ette, respectively, show great versatility as actors in their shift from effeminate pranksters to clever, sophisticated noblemen. Jesse Hawkes's cane-waving, unexpectedly spry Gremio stands out as one of the show's best comic touches, as do the hilarious antics of Grumio (Doug Miller) and Biondello (Andrew Mandel '00, a Crimson editor). Even Tranio, played by Adam Green '99, though not as facially expressive as the rest of the cast, has good comic timing and blends in well with the show's goofy charm. Both Marisa Echeverria '00 (Katherina) and Jennifer Neale...
...brushes itself off, relatively unharmed. One reason for this is the broad comic talents of three of the actors. John Bacquie intelligently plays Gremio, Bianca's overaged suitor. Richard Price (as Lucentio's impersonating servant Tranio) effortlessly outwits better men. And John Cooper turns in a commanding performance as Grumio, Petruchio's spluttering servant. His attempt to unpeel layers and layers of clothing while telling the story of Petruchio's and Kate's trek through the snow, practically steals the production...
...this way Petruchio, Katharine, Grumio, Hortensio, and the rest become more human than ever. Mr. Leiber as Petruchio is perfect. He carries the necessary bragadaccio to just the proper point, and as he strides about horse-whip in hand inflicting his will upon Katharine one can well believe in his ultimate triumph. Virginia Bronson's Katharine is quite on a par with Petruchio, and rages about quite as she is expected to. In all truthfulness must be said that it is as the violent Kate and not as the tamed Shrew that Miss Bronson is at her very best: Acts...
...Harvard Dramatic Club as well as being the newly elected president of the Radcliffe Idler Club. K. A. Perry, who is the president of the Dramatic Club, has played leading roles in "Brown of Harvard," and "The Orange Comedy." G. B. Bingham '28 who is playing the part of Grumio and H. W. B. Donegan E.T.C. in the role of Lucentio, will have solo part and Donegan has already had experience in musical comedies on the professional stage...
...Thomas Galt '30, Charles Tatham '28, R. C. Carpenter '29, Abbot Peterson '30, Paul Sherbert '30. Baptista, Charles Leatherbee '29 Vincentio, D. W. Moreland '28 Lucentio, H. W. B. Donegan E.T.S. Petruchio, K. A. Perry '28 Hortensio, A. S. Gerstein '30 Tranio, Adele Wood Biondelo, Charles Hicks ocC. Grumio, G. B. Bingham '28 A Pedant, G. W. Harrington '27 Katharina Frances Small Bianca, Mary Caperton Widow, Corlies Wilber Curtis, Margaret Effinger Specialty Dancers, Sara Sherburne Ogden Goelet '29 Servants, Margaret Child Judy Brown Lydia Edwards Tailor, Abbott Peterson '30 Haberdasher, Paul Sherbert '30 Cook, Lambert Ennis '28 Butler, Richard Bennett...