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I believe Mr. Burgheim has put his foot in his mouth when he refers to "the swarthy Segura (who) resembled a matador burying his muleta." One doesn't burry muletas any more than one buries baseball bats. They are wooden props used to hold the cape with one hand so...
The proposal was laid before Parliament by Malan's Minister of Justice, towering (6 ft. 6 in.) Charles R. Swart. Given to melodramatic gestures (he once loped into Parliament with a cat-o'-nine-tails under his arm to show his attitude toward Negroes), Swart needed no props...
Of course, trying to produce a reading as a play poses a problem. Scenery and props wouldn't have added much, but more attention to the situation and less on the character as a reader of poetry would have added a necessary polish.
Last week Colonial Williamsburg Inc. reported the results of 25 years' work: almost $30 million of Rockefeller money has been spent to bring the old town back to life; 82 of the crumbling buildings have been completely restored; 341 more have been built up from scratch on old foundations...
One Man's Experience (weekdays, 11:45 a.m., Du Mont) puts Shakespeare to work writing soap opera. The idea is terrible, but the execution is impressive. Actor Jack Manning, in modern dress and using few props, pretends to be Hamlet's ghost come back to earth to tell...