Word: unevennesses
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Very possibly Shaw's finest play, Saint Joan is yet one of his most uneven. The first third is little more than competent chronicle play; it is not till the second third that it becomes vibrantly Shavian; and not till the final third that it grows demonstrably great. At the Phoenix a generally torpid production stressed the play's long, slow climb before achieving-in the Trial Scene and the Epilogue-one of the great peaks of 20th century stage writing...
...Peace. An uneven but brilliantly pictorial treatment of Tolstoy's great novel, with some of the best battle pieces ever seen on film; with Henry Fonda, Audrey Hepburn, Mel Ferrer (TIME, Sept...
...Peace. An uneven but brilliantly pictorial treatment of Tolstoy's great novel, with some of the best battle pieces ever seen on film; starring Henry Fonda, Audrey Hepburn, Mel Ferrer (TIME, Sept.10...
Fresh from triumph as concerto soloist with the Pierian, sophomore David Hurwitz gave sonata recital on May 11 in Adams Dining Hall. Topnotch violin playing in solid Hindemith and Beethoven works, despite an occasional uneven bowing. Intonation accurate, tone never forced. Molds beautiful lines with much care; has great insight into phrasing of the music. A real musician's violinist in the best Mischa Elman tradition. For my money, the finest undergraduate violinist here in at least ten years; has the stuff of which great fiddlers are made. Jonathan Thackeray his partner at the piano. Formidable technique, but tended...
...bell ringing has been pretty uneven," says Professor Parsons, summing up the reaction to his books. But everyone agrees that his influence is continually growing. Since he first studied under Max Weber at Heidelberg, the German scholars have been the most enthusiastic. He is also well received in England where as a visiting professor to Oxford he lectured to separate groups of political science professors, anthropologists, economists and psychiatrists. In America, he now ranks among the most influential sociologists, and his invitations to lecture include such diverse groups as the Yale Political Club, the Cornell Business School and the American...