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...becomes aquatinted with the play's governing force from the outset in the form of Bessie Smith's spirit, who croons the blues from behind an ephemeral scrim which effectively separates the realms of action. Casting a huge black shadow on the white of the gauzy scrim, she is a strong symbol of guilt hovering as an angel over a white world, and she is central to any success this show finds in its ability to condemn. Bessie's soulful vocal chords are those of Boston veteran actress Michelle Dowd, whose blues tunes are harmoniously accompanied by a talented...
...Hodgson '97 praises the new Studio 74 rehearsal space and the grant money her organization receives from the OFA "without which we could not stay solvent." But she complains of the difficulty of performing at Radcliffe Dance Center because the Company must clear its stage set (including flats, scrim, strip lights and trees) after every performance to accommodate dance classes given by Radcliffe. Performance, it seems, gets second priority at Radcliffe...
...minute, may fall into the empty orchestra pit. The sheer size of the steep, imposing staircase that looms in the background makes it seem to have much more to do with the action of the play than it actually does. But it looks great nonetheless, especially when the scrim behind it is somehow made to look like falling rain...
...Hochey vs. U.S. Select (Scrim...
...heartwarming Americana served up by the Digest, which featured Unforgettable Characters (an Arctic explorer), animals (What Snakes Are Really Like), business derring-do (Dr. Geiger's Little Magic Box) and side-splitting Humor in Uniform. As for family life, the Saturday Evening Post observed it only through a flattering scrim, with its Norman Rockwell portraits of boys gone fishin' and short stories such as "The Skipper Was a Dame (No one wanted to charter a boat that had a lady captain. What Helen needed was a man).'' In this well-ordered world, mothers stayed home and fathers, who smoked Lucky...