Word: humorously
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Chevalier's humor, obvious as most of it is, is full of subtle rapier-thrusts compared to the other film on the Brattle bill. Down Memory Lane, a collection of old Hollywood comedy sequences, offers such attractions as the Keystone Cops in a typical chase, W. C. Fields as a dentist searching for a patient's mouth in his beard, and Bing Crosby with a full head of hair. Sound effects have been dubbed in expertly, and the old-timers are consistently hilarious. As a matter of fact, the present-day Steve Allen is plainly overwhelmed. His comic narration serves...
Conductor Attilio Poto's conception of the symphony seemed good, emphasizing both the power and the humor of the music. The Brandeis chorus showed off wonderful soprano and alto sections; the men were somewhat weaker in tone quality. The best of the soloists was tenor Carl Nelson, whose voice was throaty but well-handled. Baritone Edmond had a fine voice but made a false entrance in the solo quartet near the end of the symphony...
Tillich remains generally unaffected by all the praise he has received. "If someone charged him in public with having an intellect," Buttrick has said, "he'd be terribly embarrassed." His sense of humor usually remains latent, but it erupts perhaps once a month with some such example of quiet Tillichian humor as: "In Germany the parents bring up the child; in America the child brings up the parents. I moved from Germany to America, so I lose both ways." Or, there was the slightly irreverent remark that Tillich made after the death of an eminent religious philosopher: "Such a shame...
Still, by adding excitement to Saroyan's frequent humor, this last play does its part to make the presentation a success. With the help of some fine acting, and with the aid of Geoffrey Chalmer's restrained but effective sets, the Leverett House Dramatic Society proves that an evening with Saroyan can be a very satisfactory evening indeed...
Despite all of its faults, The Great Sebastians might still be made into an amusing comedy if Lindsay and Crouse were to revise it extensively, especially in the first act, so as to place more emphasis on humor and less on melodrama. Past experience seems to indicate that any play starring the Lunts has a chance to become a hit. The authors should not be content, however, to let their stars reputations draw the crowds...