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...early as this week. Because of his third place finish, Symington withdrew his name from consideration. That left Hearnes with the inside track-and the G.O.P. with an even stronger chance of picking up a Senate seat in November. The Republican nominee is State Attorney General John C. Danforth, 39, heir to the Ralston-Purina fortune and a skillful vote getter...
...superlative performance in the show is that of Jack Gwillim as Deputy-Governor Danforth, the symbol of political authority and religious certitude. He does not appear until the third act, but from then on he really takes command of the stage whenever he is present, as befits his station in life. Although Danforth thinks himself a surrogate for God, Miller describes him as a person "of some humor." Gwillim manages to convey touches of humor without ever undermining Danforth's sense of infallibility--an exemplary piece of work...
...important character in the play who did graduate from Harvard is the Rev. John Hale, who in fact received both a bachelor's and master's degree. An expert on demonology, Hale starts off siding with Danforth, but in the course of the play undergoes moral growth. He comes to harbor doubts about the trials, and winds up denouncing them. George Hearn handles this vital role commendably. But Wyman Pendleton turns Judge John Hathorne into too much of a caricature of Hercule Poirot...
Among the groups that have taken advantage of the Danforth money are teaching fellows from the History Department, Economics 10, and the Romance Languages...
Sherry Morgan, senior adviser in the Union dorms and a participant in one of the earliest evaluation groups this summer, said yesterday that her group, composed of 15 graduate students in various stages of their teaching career, met with Whitla and President Bok under the auspices of the Danforth program...