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...depiction of contrasting periods in David's life poses the play's central question-how man reconciles his free will with fate-with a lightness that evokes peaceful thought rather than turgid philosophy. In the first episodes David is called to the court of Saul, where his youth and charisma overcome all obstacles in his preordained drive to supremacy. The second act concerns David's own downfall at the hands of his son Absalom...
...ensemble of actors. The cast, combining fluidity and grace with a concern for moral issues, adopt different characters and moves from joyous court scenes to moribund battles with remarkable ease. Bernard Holmberg extends his domain over the entire audience with his powerful portrayals of both the again Kings Saul and David. He carefully constructs the painful tension of a forsaken leader, and confidently bursts into song and dance. In the final scene, his change from proud endurance to senility is stunning...
...Loeb is billing Psalms as "a celebration in song, dance and mime...an ingenious blend of historical drama and psychological insight." On the surface it is a story set in the decadent court of Saul, with eunuchs, concubines and vicious intrigues; and later in David's court--cleaner but just as doomed. On a deeper level it is a philosophical statement on the meaning of faith, a grappling with the question of foreknowledge in an ill-fated life. If one got a flash of one's future, how would this affect the choices eventually made? A complex and sophisticated juxtaposition...
Obvious choices, notably Sen. George McGovern, were passed over--people who could deliver an address worth the time spent listening. There are many: Elma Lewis, the founder of the Boston Afro-American Cultural Center who received an honorary degree from Harvard last year; Saul Bellow, another honorary recipient in 1972; J. Anthony Lewis '48, the Times columnist who is returning for his 25th Reunion this year...
...Levine, president of Manhattan-based Capitol Dress Co., foresees a day perhaps ten years off when the industry will vanish from New York altogether. He may be too pessimistic, but Saul Nimowitz, director of New York City's Office of Apparel Industry Planning and Development, asserts: 'The middle-sized Manhattan dressmaker has been the backbone of the city's $7 billion garment industry, and he is the one who cannot survive today. The big conglomerates have enough money to move out of town, and the one-sewing-machine people can operate in a closet. In between, forget...