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...outlining the problems and rewards of a repertory theatre, Burrell traced the history of the Old Vic since the second war. Not only was an acting school added, but also a children's theatre (the Young Vic), and a branch of the company at Bristol where top young actors can develop before their London debuts...
...question of elaborate facilities," Burrell said. "The Old Vic started on $200. Get the vital, surging spirit of man acting on this thing. The great comedians are tremendously vital people--Duraute, Hope, and the rest--a good actor is as vital as that. The really talented actor needs hardly any training. He needs mostly the chance which Englands offers: the opportunity to keep acting in many parts, becoming more versatile and imaginative...
...nighter which opened yesterday could bring up some ugly doubts. John Burrell, leading figure in the Old Vic and indeed all of British theatre, gave this year's Theodore Spencer lecture. Of the less than 80 people huddled together to hear him, surprisingly few were those familiar faces who have been clamoring so loudly for the new theatre. A vigilant Corporation member could well survey the bleak New Lecture Hall and question whether the demands have been as sincere as they have been frequent. If the dramatic groups are going to get their theatre, they had best start playing...
Burrell is known primarily for his work during World War II, when he was Drama Director of the B.B.C. for three years where he produced such radio broadcasts as Don Quixote and The Pilgrim's Progress. He then became co-director of the Old Vic, virtually England's national theater, with Ralph Richardson and Laurence Olivier. While there he directed many successful classical plays...
...Cardinals gained Vic Raschi and lost Enos Slaughter in their deals with the Yankees. This leaves them about where they were when they started. They look like fourth. The Phillies, whiz kids of several years ago, aren't whizzing now. Ennis, Ashburn, Roberts, and Simmons still form a strong nucleus, but there isn't much else. They're fifth...