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...undramatic Boston, at the end of the American National Theatre's tour, the tangibility of the real-life persons dissolves, leaving only the drama itself and its stated abstractions "in the mind, thought, and memory of Quentin, a contemporary man." It is Quentin's question, his search for hope and love after innocence has been lost, that must be real, not the past lives of Arthur Miller or Elia Kazan. But his eternal question is overshadowed by Maggie (Miss Monroe), by The Committee, and family, persons, and issues which become foci of dramatic attention instead of paths to Quentin...
...have a bit of a decision to make," begins Quentin, to an unnamed listener--perhaps society, perhaps his conscience--whether or not to commit himself again, to a woman. "But look at my life. A life, after all, is evidence, and I have two divorces in my safe-deposit box." However, he admits, "With all this darkness, the truth is that every morning when I awake, I'm full of hope!" For what, then, is he searching...
...Quentin seeks to justify his courage in the face of disaster. And because his decision has already been made, his search over before he greets us, he undergoes no continuous change and has no coherent struggles. His confessions themselves stand separate struggles, with truth, justice, and the American way, and they are real, they are Miller's creations, because his mastery lies in dialogue and situation. In moments that Arthur Miller, playwright, shouts down Arthur Miller, philosopher, After the Fall shakes with tremendous power...
Harvard's attackers pushed close to the BRC goal-line several times in the first half, but erratic kicking and an inability to pick up the ball and carry it kept them from paydirt. One well-executed series of passes, however, freed Quentin Spector, who rammed the ball through the BRC defenders to make the score at half-time...
...SHADOW RAN FAST, by Bill Sands. Sentenced to "one year to life" on three counts of armed robbery, rebellious Convict Sands was rehabilitated almost overnight by Clinton T. Duffy, the crusading warden of San Quentin. He now crisscrosses the U.S. trying to convince other convicts to go "square...