Word: ibsenism
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...that night's, she asked us which one we considered, the better. We finally remarked, after a natural hesitation, on the tenseness which we had noticed even more that evening. (In fact, the air seemed to vibrate with the suppressed emotion.) Nazimova also considered the performance that night of Ibsen's "Ghosts" more polished, for as she explained, there had been a rehearsal, she assured us, was much more tiring than the performance itself...
Four Harvard men will participate in the Wellesley Barnswallows Association's production of Ibsen's "A Doll's House" at Alumnae Hall on Friday and Saturday, December 6 and 7 at eight o'clock...
...rapidly accelerating movement which aims to breathe the spark of living production into the library-bound theatre of Henrik Ibsen made its first local manifestation last week when Eva Le Gallienne presented "Rosmersholm." Now the eminent Alla Nazimova has added the bright flame of her talent to this Ibsen revivification by offering "Ghosts" for a two weeks run at the Colonial Theatre. The fame of the work renders superfluous any detailed analysis of its individual characteristics. A more interesting question is that of Ibsen's place in the modern theatre as revealed in this excellent production...
...should be no surprise to learn that Ibsen is definitely dated. His battles have been fought to a finish on the lines he marked out and if society has not attained the peak of liberal rationality which he desired it is at least clear that the urban theatre goers have arrived at a state of sophistication which prevents them from regarding illicit love as shocking. Ibsen's fight in "Ghosts" was against convention and the rigid moral code of his time which resolved life into "duty and obligation" and left happiness as a sort of rare unearned increment...
Tryouts for the Wellasley College Baruswallows' Fall production. Ibsen's "The Doll House", will get underway tonight and tomorrow under the critical eyes of Whitney Cook 36 President of the HDC. and his afiles. They will choose from the acceptable actors of the University, the male cast for the play which is to take place December 6 and 7. The tryouts, open to all members of the college will take place FUN from 7:30 till 9:00 both evenings...