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...this perhaps indicates that the public today is better able to judge the theatre than it was two decades ago. But Strasberg is correct in emphasizing that much progress remains to be made in this regard, that for the first time we have today the possibility of a well-trained audience...
...Still, Strasberg holds no grudge towards critics as a group, as he pointed out in the concluding question period. "The audience gets the critics it deserves. And on the whole they are responsible men. The trouble comes from their impact on the commercial aspects of theatre. But they are important go-betweens in the theatre experience." He wished, however, that critics could "get behind a performance," could attend rehearsals and so forth, so that they would really know exactly who was responsible for what in the finished production...
...member of the audience stated that a Danish drama critic with decades of experience and love for the theatre had finally concluded that the three chief traits in the acting profession were egotism, eroticism and exhibitionism. This elicited a vehement rebuttal from Strasberg, who then took his leave, like Marechal Villars from Louis XIV, by exclaiming, "God save me from my friends; I can protect myself from my enemies...
...Strasberg was introduced by William B. Van Lennep, Curator of the Harvard Theatre Collection. The renowned director Tyrone Guthrie will give the second lecture in this series on August 1. The final talk will be presented by playwright Denis Johnston, professor of English at Mount Holyoke College, on August...
...premiere was a bit too leisurely, Marjorie Gateson has fun with the best role in the play, that of Lady Hurf, who proclaims herself "born a piece of old carpet" and "disintegrating with boredom." Jane McArthur brings sparkling eyes, a beautiful pony-tail coiffure and the buoyancy of Susan Strasberg to the part of the 20-year-old niece. As the elder niece Eva, Monica Lovett shows her inward sadness and disillusionment in good Donna Reed fashion. Lance Cunard and Dalila Mockapetris fill out smaller roles...