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...suave, knowing, and caustically witty Louis Jouvet dominates the screen in "A Lover's Return." He plays a ballet impressario who returns to Lyons, the scene of his supposed murder 20 years before. A visit to the family in whose home the "death" occured shows him that no one has changed in the interval but himself. Once a sentimentalist, he now sees things differently through the perspective of time...
...Louis Jouvet's ANTA-sponsored tour, which touched Boston briefly last week, has pointed out several things to the playgoer. It has given him a good idea of the production standards of Jouvet's Theatre de L'Athence in Paris, and the magnificent style of Jouvet's acting. It has also demonstrated the value and energy of ANTA--The American National Theatre and Academy...
...production, Jouvet's "L'Ecole des Fommes" is extraordinarily rich. Playing Arnolphe in Molicre's great comedy, Jouvet acts with amazing precision, clarity, and style. His performance and those of the entire company are the results of a complete knowledge of the play, gained from years of experience. The outstanding characteristic of the entire production, which Jouvet directed, is its "style." This tenuous quality, perhaps roughly equivalent to "finesse," is evident in every movement on the stage and in every word...
...appropriation. The officers of ANTA, including Helen Hayes, Cheryl Crawford, and Vinton Freedley '14, have managed by means of private fund-raising, to make the group more than a name. A series of fine revivals on Broadway this year, including "Twentieth Century," has given ANTA needed publicity. Jouvet's tour, which has reached four American and Canadian cities, broadens ANTA's scope and prestige even more...
...anti-war satire was written in 1935 and is still being produced in France by Louis Jouvet. H.T.G. is revising an adaptation of the play which was first presented in California by Jean Giraudoux, Jr. Giraudoux is expected in Cambridge within the next few weeks to assist in the production...