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...Streetcar Named Desire (by Tennessee Williams; produced by Irene Selznick) goes off the track now & then-which is a small price to pay for its staying off the beaten track entirely. It is a fresh, vivid drama, revealing that the author of The Glass Menagerie is not only much more of a poet than most of his fellow playwrights, but much more of a realist as well...
Dragging more as the end approaches, the play seems to have been written on a streetcar called "Hurry-up." A bumpy, uneven plot that strays off the track more than once, and a jolting dialogue that gathers speed only when heading downhill, suggest haste more than tempered reflection. The few worthwhile thoughts on the value of means versus ends become lost in the general rush-hour atmosphere. Perhaps the author had to finish his piece before he could start his Christmas shopping...
...Streetcar Fare. To ignite the explosion, the Communists cynically used a spark of their own making. It was a decree, raising the streetcar fare from 3½ to 5 francs, which had been prepared...
...against the fare increase. Two days later, the new council was having its first plenary session at the City Hall. Glowering, stocky Jean Cristofol, the ousted Red mayor, fixed a baleful eye on Carlini, his Gaullist successor, and interrupted the preliminary business to demand an immediate discussion of the streetcar-fare boost. Carlini refused. Instantly the 24 "Cocos" began shouting abuse; one of them threw a chair at the mayor. A woman Socialist thereupon spattered Communist Cristofol's shirtfront with ink and spat in his face...
...noted playwright will talk to members of the BDC, their guests and all holders of tickets to the current production, in Sanders Theatre at 4 o'clock. After reading selections from the script of the latest play. "A Streetcar Named Desire," which opened in Boston this week, Williams will discuss his work in the theatre and answer questions about poetic drama...