Word: parte
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...this to point up the wisdom of John Houseman's directorial approach to the play. On the rare occasions when it is produced, the work usually tends to be turned into a circus. This Houseman steadfastly refused to do. He preferred to play it straight for the most part; though he was not afraid to introduce occasional bits of humor where they really belong, as in the phony prisoner-of-war inquisition. But, much to his credit, he had the good taste not to court a cheap laugh by having Helena make her final entrance obviously great with child...
...performances themselves are excellent almost down the line. Nancy Wickwire gives us a radiant Helena; and if she does not show quite the blazing drive desired, she does still bring a good deal of the proper Shavian sheen to the part. John Ragin, moving from a series of small parts to take over the important and impossible role of the scornful cad Bertram on very short notice, showed no visible signs today of trouble, and will doubtless continue to make a favorable impression...
...first part of the Seminar, Mohamed el Dessuky, principal of a boy's high school in Egypt, and Baruch Hadar, Israeli legal and economic advisor, spoke on Egyptian education and Israeli politics. Dessuky, commented that the growth of social consciousness in the nationalistic movements following the two world wars has resulted in new agencies for social progress and, since the overthrow of the monarchy in 1952, a new era in educational advancements...
While the number of students accepting employment has risen steadily, the amount of money they have earned has jumped even more. In 1953, working undergraduates gained $200,000, but this last year students earned over $660,000. Most of the employment was on a part-time basis--ten to twelve hours per week...
...Fourposter is really a lovely play, and though the Danielewskis do not play it for all it is worth, they do manage to capture a good part of its charm...