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There were two other cabinet moves, however, which might huct Attlee more than they helped. The first was the transfer of bright young (40) Hector McNeil from Minister of State in the Foreign Office to Secretary of State for Scotland. The effect of this was to deprive ailing Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin of his ablest aide. The other shuffle of doubtful value was the appointment of former Food Minister John Strachey to the post of Secretary of State for War (see below...
Jerry Kilty, as Ulysses, gives perhaps the top performance of the play. His interpretation of the shrewd Greek strategist, practical, polite, and somehow sinister is a quite convincing one. Hector, who comes closer to being the hero of the play then Troilus does, is a straight and rather dull part. Robert Fletcher handles it well, if with a bit too much restraint. His seting here shows considerably more reserve than in last year's performance...
Robert O'Hearn's sets are adequate, but they seem too heavy and static. The costumes, by Robert Fletcher, are generally brief, but interesting, if you don't mind gilded lumberjack hoots and bathing suits. Miles Morgan's lighting is well handled, particularly in the last seene after Hector's death...
With Confucian calm, the elderly (65) ambassador entered the high-ceilinged office of youthful (39) Minister of State Hector McNeil. The Briton fingered his necktie in awkward embarrassment, choked up as he began to read a formal note announcing Britain's recognition of Communist China (see below) and the dismissal of the Nationalist Chinese envoy. Cheng interrupted with a gentle gesture of gnarled ivory-hued hands. "We can talk of business later," he said. "Let us first talk as friends...
...Genius in the Pot? To most U.S. musicians and music lovers, the ascension of Charles Munch to the nation's most prestigious musical throne had come with the jolting surprise of one of Hector Berlioz' sudden bursts of brass...