Word: mattes
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...first scene, Matt Stanton, the hero, describes his immigrant passage across the Atlantic in midwinter, seven weeks of steady rain. The men and women in the fetid, icy hold were unhousebroken animals. Beslimed in his own filth-a symbolic rebirth-Matt rises from the hold to be dashed with the condescending baptism of the new world: "In America, we bathe." In the strangled fury of his pride, Matt learns a new commandment: "Get power. Without it, there can be no decency." There is precious little decency in Matt's struggle for power. He steals a mistress away from...
...Crimson juniors, Craig Stapleton (six) and Matt Hall (eight), continued their streak of dependable play. After momentarily lapsing into a slamming contest with Princeton's Bill Reed, Stapleton regained control of the match for a 15-12, 17-18, 10-15, 15-11, 15-10 win. Hall, undefeated this season, pressed Tiger Chris Mayer to the wall...
...couple of sophomores Chris Mayer d John Duer, fill the bottom of the Tiger lineup, and they'll have their hands full trying to shake Harvard's Matt Hall and Gordon Black...
However, there can be too much directorial control and some players seem content merely to don the assorted masks that Carnovsky parcelled out. This foible seemed the particular property of the villains. Matt Conley in the most unkindest role of all, the bastard Edmund, exercised enough wit and restraint to stay this side of melodrama. But Regan (Phoebe Brand) and Goneril (Ludi Claire) ranted and raved, groaned and grimaced. Robert Benedict's Oswald was arch and despicable, Nick Smith's Cornwall took appropriate relish in kicking out Gloucester's eyes; these actors' evil was far too lunatic to be cruel...
Craig Stapleton (six) turned his match with Fred George into the rout of the day, 15-7, 15-11, 15-7; Peter Brooks nipped Ted Onderwood in the seventh match, 15-14, 15-11, 18-14; junior Matt Hall (eight) continued his streak of decisive victories by dumping Brent Arconi, 15-11, 15-8, 15-13; and sophomore Gordon Black whipped Dave Brown in the number nine match...