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...York City (Mathematics); Anthony B. Kahn, of Man chester, N.H. (History and Literature); Edward B. Kellogg, of Groton (History and Literature); Nell J. King, of Woodmere, N.Y. (History); Henry A. Lester, of Teaneck, N.J. (Chemistry and Physics); Robert H. Rodgers, of New Haven, Vermont (Classics); William H. Smock, of Ithaca, N.Y. (English); Richard S. Stein, of Lincolnwood, Ill. (Social Relations); Robert S. Stern, of Springfield (Economics); Robert E. Strom, of New York City (Philosophy); Robert B. Waterbor, of Fairless Hills, Pa. (Physics), and John A. Williams, of Rye. N.Y. (English...
...Dirty Smock. Back in England, she induced physicians to attempt the Turkish practice of preventing smallpox by inoculation, and the ensuing controversy made her famous as the Jonas Salk of the 18th century. She also set up a salon frequented by such famous wits as Congreve, Pope, Steele, Fielding, Voltaire-and Lady Mary. Once, when somebody wondered why Prime Minister Robert Walpole had appointed a dolt as his Secretary of State, Lady Mary explained: "Oh, if I came suddenly to a great fortune and set up my coach, I should like to show it to the neighbouring village...
...games she played made enemies, among them that ingenious hunchback, Alexander Pope, whose ferociously witty verses proclaimed that Lady Mary was greedy, stingy, adulterous, Lesbian, syphilitic-and on top of that she wore a dirty smock. His attacks were sickeningly effective. In her 40s Lady Mary faced a painful prospect: her name was muck, her marriage a byword, her looks a fading memory. In moving lines she said farewell to the love she never found...
PHILIP ARDERY, PETER CUMMINGS, NANCY H. DAVIS, JOHN D. GERHART, CURTIS A. HESSLER, ELLEN LAKE, A. DOUGLAS MATTHEWS, GREGORY P. PRESSMAN, GEORGE H. ROSEN, RAND E. ROSENBLATT, DANIEL J. SIGNAL, AND WILLIAM H. SMOCK...
Bergman sings very well, but over-acts. Smock acts very well (his recipe for sorcerer's stew should not be missed), but his voice is weak. The rest of the cast doesn't, on the whole, do justice to Conley's script. Eric Carriker is very convincing as one of the robbers, while Glen Buscher is not. The others are nothing more than dull, although it was somewhat unfortunate that Bob Russman's voice was both the loudest and worst...