Word: sullivane
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...other actors too are admirable, particularly Peter Hugens as the First Messenger, Marc Brugnoni as a Herdsman, and Thomas Teal as the leader of the chorus. D.J. Sullivan also deserves special mention for his more than creditable performance as Creon, a role which he took over at practically the last moment...
Yeat's version of the Greek tragedy offers its difficulties--the longer speeches include a number of passages obviously difficult to enunciate clearly--but it is still admirably suited for a modern audience because it stresses the excitement which the play contains. The director, D.J. Sullivan, understands this fact and has recreated Oedipus as a truly gripping piece of theater. Furthermore he and Harold Scott, who portrays the King, also understand the subtle rhythms of the tragedy, for in their hands the play rises through a beautifully timed series of climaxes to the point where Oedipus' anguished scream announces that...
Once again D. J. Sullivan is in line for praise, this time for his work as director and for his skillful performance in the starring role. As director, he is responsible for inventing a great deal of imaginative and humorous stage business, even though at the end of the piece things become a little chaotic. As star, in the role of a vainglorious playwright named Puff, he reveals a sure sense of comedy. He is particularly amusing in a long, aria-like speech that dissects the advertising techniques of the day with a surety that would make the denizens...
...Earlier, Sullivan told the CRIMSON that University-City Hall relations are "better than ever." He added that he thought the move to Peterborough was "physically impossible...
...remarks, Mayor Sullivan, commenting on a recent proposal to move the University to Peterborough, N.H., said, "I have the assurance of President Pusey that Harvard does not intend to move. The city manager informs me that he is greatly relieved...