Word: humourous
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...little boy from the mudbanks, and can only be described as "winsome." However, Finlay Currie, as the Queen's physician, and Alee Guinness, as Prime Minister Disraeli, both turn in excellent performances. Currie's portrayal of the frequently "sozzled". John Brown is reminiscent of W. C. Fields, though his humour is more often bellowed than muttered. Guinness brings an easy-going dignity to the role of Disraeli, and makes a stirring speech in the one brief House of Commons scene. In the part of Queen Victoria, Irene Dunne seems rather awkward and is inclined to sputter, especially when addressing...
Eliot will continue in the House's Christmas tradition of Restoration drama with its production of Ben Jonson's "Every Man in His Humour." Robert H. Chapman, instructor in English, will direct a cast of both faculty and students...