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Earle Edgerton, handicapped by a slim physique, nonetheless took firm command of Falstaff and played an admirable complement to Gervasi's Hal--lying, bluffing, and buffooning with gusto and expertise. Arthur Waldstein sparkled suprisingly in the small role of Poins. Marguerite Tarrant, as the Hostess, played an uproarious game of pinch-bottom with Edgerton...
Moore keeps his figures in the field because he believes that "daylight, sunlight is necessary to sculpture, and for me its best setting and complement is nature." He fully realizes that some open-air sites are wrong for some sculptures, e.g., a windswept hilltop for a realistic statue of a naked adolescent girl. But he likes to place his work "with room to stretch the eye beyond," seeing it in relation to sky and trees, on murky days, in summer sunshine and snow, surrounded by space, air and light. "Indoors," he says, "one can put a piece of sculpture under...
When the full complement of gondoliers and contadine are on stage, the problem of stage direction becomes somewhat confused, especially in the first act. There seem to be a good number of people standing around with their hands in their pockets, but as long as the singing remains of the same quality, the cast could stand on its head if it wished. For those who prefer G & S in the grand manner, the stage may be too simple and the acting underdeveloped. But for those who like pure G & S without ornamental trappings, the production is much superior...
This radiation problem has a regrettable complement at Harvard, for the General Education hope that a citizen might have some comprehension of the problems of science and scientists is balked here. The sciences thwart General Education, which is pointless if it cannot teach the three areas of knowledge on a roughly equal level. Scientists in the University rarely agree to give Gen Ed courses, and the notable exceptions, men like Kemble, Cohen, Nash, Holton, and LeCorbeillier are left to keep on teaching the courses year in and year...
Hamm, a sophomore, also has the necessary potential for a top collegiate player. He is fast, hits with tremendous power, and is the possessor of a very deft touch game to complement his hard drives...