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Hollis--"The Poor Nut", with Elliot Nugent, on January...
Hollis--"The Poor Nut", with Elliot Nugent, on January...
Direction that was so obvious that it seemed at times burlesque blurred the virtues of the work. Fervent overacting also detracted. Ruth Nugent, quiet, direct, sometimes a little wistful amid the sub-Babbitt racket, mattered markedly. Altogether the piece is a doubtful value, and yet the first entertainment of the season for adult consideration...
...POOR NUT?Elliot Nugent in a college comedy which is funny in spite of the atmosphere of learning...
Some of the proceedings are written as penetrating satire; most of them are slapstick comedy. The former gives the latter just salt enough to make the whole a popular dish. The whole cast plays with the enthusiasm of a negro chorus breaking into a Charleston and their leader, Elliott Nugent, gives a brilliant performance as the Poor Nut who fooled the squirrels...