Word: morrison
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...freak farm accident in Castle-blayney two years ago, Cyril Morrison, nine-year-old son of an Irish farm worker, got himself pinned between a tractor and a stone wall. The accident splintered the boy's jaw and sent a knifelike sliver slicing across the base of his tongue. It cut the tongue off close to the roots...
...sentimentalized it. They have kept Billy from seeming a mere goody-goody. They have banished all bravura from the trial scene. They have contrived a very quiet scene where the Captain tells Billy of his fate. Moreover, they are well served by Norris Houghton's direction, Paul Morrison's fine stage sets, the acting of Dennis King, Torin Thatcher, Charles Nolte as the Captain, Claggart, Billy...
...poetry, and the first act is talkly and slowpaced. The last two acts, however, are far more convincing and dramatic. This improvement is probably due more to the appearance of Dennis King and better writing than to any effort by director Norris Houghton, whose work is often uninspired. Paul Morrison has designed some excellent, atmospheric sets...
...Thedore Morrison '23, director of English A, yesterday described Richards' course as an attempt to "short-cut" the old system, but Morrison is doubtful whether any "miracle" can simplify the difficult problem of improving writing style...
...necessary," Morrison said, "candidates can campaign as effectively in 24 hours as in a week...