Word: hdc
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Hearing through channels that the HDC had labored throughout the week revamping its musical revue, I returned last night to Great to Be Back! It was one of my wiser decisions. The truly atrocious spots which earlier had marked the production have been shuffled off the stage: the opening half-hour is now a pleasing burst of song, not a dirge; and the cumbersome sketches have been pared to size. Through their expert cutting and repasting, Gross-Charnas-Weller have produced a musical of well-paced comedy and song. Great to Be Back! has become possible to enjoy and possible...
...first act. Barbara Forester as Red Riding Hood is a far cry from Mona Lisa, and a good thing too. Miss Forester is a muggy, engaging comedienne. Sheila Tobais' comic talents also struck me more last evening, especially in the opera parody. As for Clare Scott, were the HDC not egalitarian and had Peabody Playhouse a marquee, her name would be at the top, she is certainly the star...
...great day for critics when the creation brought forth the leopard. "Spotty" has been one of the most valuable words in the theatre jargon ever since, and it has never been more accurate than when applied to Great to Be Back! The HDC's latest production is a musical revue, which ideally would mean songs of verve and wit combined with imaginative sketches...
Perhaps everyone connected with Great to Be Back! would rather be praised on other grounds than bravery. But the HDC did depart from form to tackle the show, and their eight performers did the organization proud. Don Bourne's settings and Leslie VanZandt's costumes also redounded only credit to the club. The University already demands two good musical scripts from its students, however. Trying to squeeze out another one was a calculated risk, and Great to Be Back! seemed to be a miscalculation...
Perhaps one typical Harvard type is missing: the "arty" group. Winthrop has its share of bright and serious students, but it has somehow failed to attract men of HDC and Advocate bent. If it has failed, it is not the fault of Housemaster Ronald M. Ferry or his able, energetic Senior Tutor, Daniel S. Cheever. For Ferry has attempted to adhere closely to the original concept of the House system...