Word: talentedly
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Francois Mauriac adapted his Nobel-prize winning book, and Georges Franju--an allegedly fast rising young artist--directed two talented performers, Emmanuele Riva (of Hiroshima Mon Amour) as Therese, and Philippe Noiret (of Zazie) as Therese's husband, Bernard. It's hard to believe that such talent could belch up such obvious junk...
Those who have admired Robert Penn Warren for his criticism, poetry or fiction cannot fail to be puzzled and dismayed by Flood. The inflated emotion, imprecise language and theatricality of situation that bubble up in Flood all but submerge Warren's virtues, which are considerable: a great talent for narrative and a sense of place as keen as an animal...
Veteran Edward Schmookler is a properly pompous Sir Joseph Porter. Strong in both voice and acting talent, he gets out the patter-song words clearly enunciated. Renshaw's solo to the moon in the second act is weak, but he amends it with a splendidly mincing portrayal of the "lower-middle class" Captain. Renshaw, Schmookler, and Miss Schechtman share the evening show-stopper, "Never mind the why and wherefore," which could have at least three encores...
...team; after that, no amount of minor inconsistencies or flat notes can keep the crowd from laughing along with Gilbert, hissing the villain, and clapping time to the exit pieces. It is not the best written show of the term, nor is it jam-packed with Harvard's drama talent; but you'll have more fun with G. and S. than with anyone else in town...
...Sunday, eight Harvard single-handed specialists will enter the first elimination round of the O'Day Cup competition, a continental talent search designed to select the United States' Olympic Finn Dinghy team...