Word: heffron
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Richard Heffron, the director, has done well just to keep the play moving at all. In the mass scenes his staging is particularly effective, with carefuly-controlled groups well placed and directed. Toward the end, Marco shows no signs of having been paced, directed or planned. But I suspect that is more the fault of O'Neill than of the present director. Mr. Heffron's real failing is a ragged second act that not only seems never to end, but shows no intention of trying. Had Mr. Heffron exerted his right here to cut the script and invent some business...
...accent will be on size, color, and spectacle. Director Richard T. Heffron '55 has de-emphasized the air of Babbitry with which O'Neill surrounded the character of Marco Polo and made him into a Bunyanesque hero, and the production will be one of the most elaborate in HDC history...
Director Richard Heffron keeps things under control and, but for moments in the final act, has the pace so exhilarating that none of the audience found it necessary to talk or fidget. In fact, only during some overlong and poorly selected songs (i.e. "John Henry") between acts by producer Dean Gitter did the audience do anything but gaze with admiration at a thoroughly delightful production...
Members of the committee besides Judd, are: John Martindale '54, vice-president of the Harvard Dramatic Club, Neil Smith '54, HDC president, Richard Heffron '54, Anthony Herrey '54, Michael Maccoby '54 and Benjamin LaFarge '54. Lyon Phelps '51, president of the Poots' Theatre, is an observer on the committee...
...Once Heffron brings faster pacing to the first act, Henry IV will be quite an excellent show. Even now, it exemplifies the best in college theatre--imaginative productions of experimental material...