Word: superbeings
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...their third and last bill. So far, England's Old Vic had given Broadway some good Shakespeare and some dubious Chekhov (TIME, May 20, 27). But last week they gave Broadway its greatest theatrical experience in years. Reaching back 25 centuries to Sophocles, they bodied forth, as superb theater, as searing tragedy, his Oedipus the King...
That the ceriness seldom if ever borders on the ridiculous is the achievement of all concerned with the production. The outstanding contributions are those made by Esther Junger's dances and special staging effects, by George Jenkins' superb sets and lighting, and by Carol Stone's performance as Barbara and James Lanphier's as the boy, but the entire Shubert production displays great balance and skill. And, despite its long travels since it was born around the corner at the Brattle Theatre two summers ago, and since it first appeared in Boston under the Shubert banner, "Dark of the Moon...
...Crimson's excellent reputation when you print such articles as the Balletgoer in your issue of May 9, 1946. J.A.L. reveals his total ignorance of ballet matters when he unfavorably compares the Ballet Russe ensemble as second rate with that of the Ballet Theater. Actually, under the superb guidance of maitre-de-ballet Frederic Franklin the corps de ballet has gained the precision of the Rockettes, while the corps de ballet girls in the Ballet Theater keep their own time and often fall flat on their derrieres in "Swan Lake" and other romantic ballets which require the grace and accuracy...
...city for the farsighted. ... My glance encountered only space. . . . Our cities in Europe are built as a protection against space. . . . But space traverses New York, animates it, stretches it. . . . The city very closely resembles the great Andalusian plains: it is monotonous if you pass through on foot, superb and ever-changing if you motor...
...Tinker's Wedding" more than makes up for the sins of its companion-piece. Loud huzzahs go to Mrs. Howe for one superb accomplishment and another brave try, and to Miss Lynn Baker for some amazingly imaginative and accomplished set and costume-designing...