Word: ultramodernism
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...Life of Man" was the next production. Written by the author of "He Who Gets Slapped" it contained the germs of that play and was held by Andreyev to be the better of the two. Andreyev critics however have disagreed with him on that point, it was an ultramodern play and received ultramodern treatment. New York heard of this latest importation and wanted to see it; therefore, in the spring of 1922, the Dramatic Club took the play to that city. Since two performances were to be given--both for the benefit of the American Field Service--"Beranger" was also...
...Kamerny Theatre has arrived in Paris. It is another theatre from Moscow, with methods exactly the opposite of those of the Moscow Art Theatre, just departed from Broadway. Where the latter is conservative, the Kamerny is ultramodern. Where the players under Stanislavsky are minutely realistic, those of Tairoff eschew all realism...
...music as a whole is charming, with no one particular success, and the scenery is entirely satisfying in the ultramodern way. The production lacks only drive and pruning to put it on the higher levels of musical tid-bits. No small measure of its success is due to a small, good-looking chorus which can really sing...