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...caricatures drawn on stage by the HDC are violent, rakish monstrosities whose antics are usually funny, especially when the actors slow down and give Brecht's witty asides a chance. Perhaps, as the run progresses, some will give their lines more of the broad irony that Brecht seems to intend. Others, particularly Eugene Pell, Richard Smithies, David Mills and Edith Iselin lay it on just right. And Claire Lu Thomas, portraying the angelic prostitute, manages to keep her sweet head in admittedly adverse circumstances (everybody picks on her because she's good...
...thing about The Good Woman is that it is a joke, a big, bizarre, stylish joke. The HDC seems to forget to laugh at times, but its confusing and spontaneous telling of the joke never bores and for this we are thankful...
According to James E. Stinson, Jr. '59, president of the HDC, the five left "because they were not content to act; they wanted to direct, too." He added that, with the replacements, "the production is probably in better shape than before...
...statement last night, the five charged that "the HDC has a responsibility not merely to stage a play, but to present a production that will fulfill minimum artistic standards. We did not feel that this production of The Good Woman of Setzuan would meet the HDC's obligation to its audience...
Although John C. Beck '60 of the Opera Guild said that the scenery is "valuable to all three groups equally," a member of the HDC commented, "They are all designed for large scale opera productions. For us they are more trouble than they are worth...