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Both the Law School and the Dramatic Club will probably start regular series next fall over the station, supported primarily by the Lowell Institute Cooperative Broadcasting Council, of which the University is a member. Arthur E. Sutherland, professor of Law, and John H. Poppy '57, President of HDC, both indicated last night that they were making plans for these telecasts...
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...
...opposed to the jokes, the music gets more pleasant upon each hearing. The few ballads have the only genuine distinction, however. They seemed to linger on after the rattle of the fast numbers had died away. The HDC has also censored itself, with the result that Great to Be Back! now is a family show. Except that one verse of "Mogambo Rag" has been lost, the clean-up served only to boost the entertainment value. Since there has been more cutting than adding, the whole evening is considerably shorter at Peabody this week. It is also much brighter...
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...