Word: woolcott
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...piece itself would be difficult to spoil. Kaufman and Hart's lampooning of Alexander Woolcott and a few of his friends is full of full-step jokes, slapstick, and broad humor. The cast that Directors Miller and Seaver have put around Woolley is adequate in all parts, really capable in only a few; but it played last night to the best of its abilities, muffed no lines, and kept the play going when The Man was offstage...
...Survivors" flopped in New York on its initial run, despite the praise of drama critics Brooks Atkinson of the New York Times and the New Yorker's Woolcott Gibbs. HDC hopes, however, that their version of the play will re-arouse public interest in it, since Lee Strasberg, who directed "Men in White" and "Skipper Next to God" on Broadway has dressed the work up especially for them. Gibbs will attend one of the performances and review the HDC production...
...triangles and the more intricate geometrics d'amour so deftly contrived by the remorseless Noel. At the apex is the immoral Gary Essendine (Webb), whom Noel has attempted to bless with his own aphroditie charm, the eomic pace of Grouche Marx and the caustic sauciness of Woolcott. Perched giddily atop the crotic ding dong of assorted amours is a rare fruit who barely manages to sublimate his passion for Gary. This catalogue of irregular and illicit love left the bean monde opening nighters in a happy sweat. In less than two weeks the divertisement will be over two hundred miles...
Noel Coward, generally associated with David Windsor, Cole Porter, Alexander Woolcott and others of cointreau society, has, it seems, matured to the capability of writing and producing one of the most adult motion pictures over screened. "Brief Encounter," adapted from his own one-act play, "Still Life," is a realistic experience that fulfills all the tenets of tragedy and yet remain simple, restrained and powerful...
Clifton Webb excels in the role of Mr. Laedecker, a gentleman who combines the virtues of Walter Winchell, Alexander Woolcott, and Tommy Manville. Miss Tierney turns in a good performance, mainly because her part calls for very few lines and many closeups. Vincent Price and Judith Anderson add to the general atmosphere and manage to get involved in the proceedings...