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This particular School for Scandal was directed by Basil Dean, an Englishman of considerable standing in his own community. On this side his reputation as director is rather ragged. In fact many of the critics consider his work inferior. He seems to put a pompous and theatrical feeling into the proceedings; at any rate, he did in this production. The wit of the infallible comedy shone through but dimly...
...gifted Miss Cowl was assembled by the Frohman Co. Mabel Terry Lewis and Halliwell Hobbes-both from England-stood out pleasantly. Mr. Coward's invention and conversation for the first two acts were agile and entertaining. Toward the end he fumbled. The direction was in the hands of Basil Dean, an opinion of whose abilities is submitted elsewhere on this page...
...Park--"The Dark" with Elsie Ferguson and Basil Rathbone on November...
...Park--"The Dark" with Elsie Ferguson and Basil Rathbone on November...
...this present performance at the Hollis of the great Sheridan classic compares with the famous performances of the past, this reviewer is unable to say, but it is hard to see how any comparison could redound very greatly to its discredit. To begin with, Basil Dean has given an exceptionally sane and skillful production. To quote his own words in a program note: "Upon the vast, bare, stage of the old Theatre Royal Drury Lane in the year 1777, under the fitful light of oil lamps and candles, without the aid of doors, ceilings, and the usual accompaniments of modern...