Word: skillfulness
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...minutes on ABC radio (7 p.m., E.S.T.) is sponsored, as his announcer puts it. by "15 million Americans"-the A.F.L.-C.I.O. Along with an outspoken but responsible way of using the freedom given by his sponsor and network, veteran Newsman Morgan combines a pleasant delivery with writing and reporting skill unusual on the air. Last week Morgan won the 1956 Peabody Award for radio news...
...cast of this show is large enough to make some variation in skill among its members inevitable. Fortunately, however, the three principals are all very good. Harold Scott leers through the part of Jupiter with just the right amount of abandon, and gives it a most amusing kind of mock dignity. He also reveals a pleasant singing voice, which, if not overly strong, is generally clear and understandable. Sara-Jane Smith, as Eurydice, proves herself the best singer in the show with a soprano that has both power and range. Though she seems less sure of herself during the spoken...
Keeping the large cast and the chorus, which is directed by James Armstrong, in motion about the stage is a job equalling in magnitude that of a circus ringmaster. Director Stephen Aaron performs it with skill, and the visual patterns he creates on John Ratte's simple but handsome set are generally attractive. Equally skilled is the choreography of Esther Brooks. She manages to keep the can-can, a dance which often involves more effort than it is worth, from degenerating into chaos. Musical Director John Perkins unfortunately demonstrates a less certain hand. The orchestra occasionally wobbles...
...with all the fervent cliches of a barber-shop tenor; Cyrus Hamlin, as the poor Swedish hero, is also exaggerated, but with an amiable naviete which suits his role surprisingly well. Jan Baltusnik, as the inevitable whore, adds occasional wistful effectiveness. The director, Edward McKirdy, shows pleasant and exceptional skill...
...gesture are mixed with a certain resigned sadness in his eyes, reminiscent of his performances in The Petrified Forest, which make his performance faultless. He deposes the small-minded, big-mouthed garageman, leads the brawny, embittered father into an emotional trap, and shatters the broker's cocksureness with consummate skill. It is an award-winning performance...