Word: drama
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Neutrality Act, could believe that Congress would vote for war. But if the U.S. was fighting to defend her honor, as President Roosevelt said, if every schoolchild knew it, if the shooting had started, why could not such a vote be taken? Somewhere between the hard common-sense drama of General Wood and the idealistic quandary of President Roosevelt, most U.S. emotion and attention was centered. General Wood's blunt words did not leave enough room for U.S. reactions to such Nazi blows as the killing of hostages, the speed and power of the Nazi conquests. The solemn words...
...Macbeth, Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor, King of Scotland-and hero of the opera by Giuseppe Verdi which was last given in Manhattan in 1850. This Mediterranean Macbeth, revived by Mrs. Lytle Hull's New Opera Company (TIME, Oct. 27), made a stirring music drama. Able Fritz Busch conducted...
Miss-Phyllis Stohl, head of the Drama Department of the Erskine School has been engaged to direct the Idler plays this year. Since the spring shows of both clubs last year suffered from poor direction, the choice of Miss Stohl as dresses is excellent, for her work at Erskine has won her the reputation of the finest directress to be found around Boston, She will be able to make good use of the combined talents particularly in the staging of the play since John Bolabird's ability at designing and H. D.'s excellent stage crew make possible a better...
...feel that people at this time wish to be amused rather than lectured. This is a promising change from the very serious and artistic shows which have been HDC's specialty in the past. The title of the show will be announced later this week. In the meantime the Drama Club will interview all members of the College who would be interested in doing any type of work on the publication...
Nature and machines are other characters in the larger drama. A wedge of planes blasts to bits the Rector's fuddling interpretation of the show; and butterflies are deluded by bright costumes on the grass: "Red Admirals gluttonously absorbed richness from dish cloths, cabbage whites drank icy coolness from silver paper...