Word: twain
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...note visit America, then return home and wax literary about what they have seen. Mr. Lennox Robinson is no exception and the dramatic fruits of his trip to these shores is being presented this week by the Harvard Dramatic Club in Brattle Hall in a play called "Ever the Twain...
...number of visiting lecturers in this country, a hackneyed theme that has been handled more effectively by Rachael Crothers. Second, Mr. Robinson forgets that in a satire the first duty of an author is to be consistently and persistently satiric. When he remembers this simple fact "Ever the Twain" is an amusing play, and, fortunately, these moments come with sufficient frequency to prevent it from becoming boring; but in the stretches in between the high spots it is pretty dull stuff...
...Bulgakov, after viewing acts one and two of the Harvard Dramatic Club's production, "Ever the Twain," by Lennox Robinson, was very enthusiastic in his comment and said that he hoped to be present at its world premiere, which will take place at Brattle Hall on Tuesday evening, December 12. Mr. Bulgakov had a distinguished record in the Russian theatre and, before coming to this country, worked under the eminent Stanislavsky at the Moscow Art Theatre. At the present time he is directing that successful comedy, "One Sunday Afternoon," which ran for eight months in New York City. Miss Francesca...
...recent addition to the cast is the Rhinehart Quartet, which proved to be the hit of the H.D.C.'s Saturday night radio program. This undergraduate group of singers, which is to render several negro spirituals in "Ever the Twain" is composed of Francis D. Moore '35, John C. Cort '35, Warren Sturgis '35, and Richard C. Johnson...
...dress rehearsal of the Harvard Dramatic Club's production of "Ever the Twain" by Lennox Robinson will be honored on Sunday afternoon, December 10, by the presence of two distinguished figures of the theatre. They are Miss Francesca Bruning, leading feminine star of the successful comedy, "One Sunday Afternoon", and Leo Bulgakov, director of that play. Mr. Bulgakov is also well known for his work at the Moscow Art Theatre. He and Miss Bruning will meet the cast and the director, Alistair Cooke, after the rehearsal, and then discuss with them various points about the acting. After this discussion, everyone...