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...Flynn (libretto, lyrics & music by Brian Hooker, Russell Janney & Franklin Hauser; Russell Janney, producer) is the first musical romance to reach Broadway since last winter's Richard of Bordeaux (TIME, Feb. 26). A great many people liked Richard of Bordeaux for its color and pageantry. They should find The O'Flynn even more to their taste. A sword-&-cloaker of the first water, nimbly directed, eminently tuneful, scenically as magnificent as Hollywood's best, The O'Flynn tells a full-blooded tale about the battles between William of Orange and James II in Ireland...
...Bravo!' " High praise, too, was due Miss Cornell's excellent supporting company. Particularly good was Edith Evans as the Nurse. Miss Evans speaks lines which are usually expurgated with a wholesome bawdry which somehow manages to dodge the usual tiresome vulgarity of the part. Brian Aherne, in a curly red wig, is an ebullient Mercutio, gay as May in the Queen Mab speech, bitter as gall when he dies cursing "both your houses." Capable but less distinguished as Romeo is Basil Rathbone, whose virtuosity appears to stop just this side of eloquence. His pausing, prosy delivery is perhaps...
...powerful punch of Professor Ferguson ready to deal us a technical knockout this morning in his Hour Examination on Greek History, we are not sure that a knowledge of "What Every Woman Knows" was essential preparation. Persian Ware and Dorian invasions, however, are completely overwhelmed by "Helen Hays and Brian Aherne...
...Brian Aherne gives the type of self-confidence to John Shand which demands a supplementary foundation, such as Maggie. In addition, neither of them rely solely on action; good dialogue accompanies the action and gives them both a chance to demonstrate all of their talent...
Present in the Harvard line up this year is not only the runnerup Glidden, but also last year's intercollegiate champion. E. Brian Sargent '36, who holds the further distinction in the recent gold raquet tourney at Cedarhurst, Long Island, of having forced Neil Sullivan, national champion, to five games. On his road before giving way the finals, Sargent defeated Donald Simons, Princeton graduate and court luminary...