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...Emerson FMONDAY, JANUARY 29 (II)Anthropology 1 Semitic Mus. 1Anthropology 14 Sever 2Astronomy 7 Astron Lab.Botany 3 Sever 13Chemistry 2a, Mallinckrodt MB9, MB23Chemistry 16 Mallinckrodt MB8Economics 31a Sever 6Engin. Sciences 12 Pierce 202English 1 Emerson DEnglish 23 Emerson DEnglish 48 Emerson 211English 51 Fogg Large Rm.Fine Arts 1f Robinson HallGeography 4a Geol. Mus. 51BGeology 2a Sever 7German 1a (see footnote*)Mr. Bennett, Sec. 1 Sever 5German 2 (see footnote*)Dr. Heffner, Sec. 1 Sever 36Government 19 Harvard 2History 1Mr. Bissell, Sec. A, 1, 20, Conf. Group I Memorial HallMr. Coddington, Sec. B, 2, 30, Conf. Group H Memorial HallMr. Cram...
Sooner or later all European authors of note visit America, then return home and wax literary about what they have seen. Mr. Lennox Robinson is no exception and the dramatic fruits of his trip to these shores is being presented this week by the Harvard Dramatic Club in Brattle Hall in a play called "Ever the Twain...
There are two major faults in this drama. First, the story concerns what happens to a number of visiting lecturers in this country, a hackneyed theme that has been handled more effectively by Rachael Crothers. Second, Mr. Robinson forgets that in a satire the first duty of an author is to be consistently and persistently satiric. When he remembers this simple fact "Ever the Twain" is an amusing play, and, fortunately, these moments come with sufficient frequency to prevent it from becoming boring; but in the stretches in between the high spots it is pretty dull stuff...
Another chorus of quick-legged, milk-chocolate girls swing and stomp, shove and pull. A long succession of skits plays with the facts of life with the unsophistication of a barnyard. The king of tap-dancers, stocky little Bill Robinson, slaps his soles against the floor with classic virtuosity. Plump Edith Wilson, scrawny Kathryn Perry sing ably, gaily. The stage crawls with conventional Negro comedians, making fun of Negroes for white entertainment. Eddie Hunter explains to two friends the Eugene O'Neill plot of what he calls the Emperor Bones. It leads into an Emperor Jones jungle bacchanal, feathered...
...Bulgakov, after viewing acts one and two of the Harvard Dramatic Club's production, "Ever the Twain," by Lennox Robinson, was very enthusiastic in his comment and said that he hoped to be present at its world premiere, which will take place at Brattle Hall on Tuesday evening, December 12. Mr. Bulgakov had a distinguished record in the Russian theatre and, before coming to this country, worked under the eminent Stanislavsky at the Moscow Art Theatre. At the present time he is directing that successful comedy, "One Sunday Afternoon," which ran for eight months in New York City. Miss Francesca...