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...though the show has been pared considerably, it is still too long. Perhaps Lerner and Loewe will not admit that an overdose of goodness can be almost as numbing as a large amount of badness, but the theatregoer begins to realize it towards the end of the two-hour first act and again in the middle of the second. Too many of the songs, especially in the first act, sound the same; often, when the orchestra plays an introduction, you can't be sure whether a new song or a reprise is forthcoming. And I found Roddy McDowall as Mordred...
...Guinevere with powerful feeling, but the best song of the show, in two separate renditions, matches both the mournful sadness of this number and the vivacity of "The Lusty Month of May." This is the title song, "Camelot," and when Arthur sings it to Guinevere in the play's first scene, it holds all the promise and joy of the new city in its melody and lyrics...
...result of the conference may be a decision to change the name of future gatherings. The current name is derived from Eaton's estate in Nova Scotia, where the first meeting was held in 1957. Three members of the U.S. Pugwash Committee have declared their intention to propose such a change, because "Since Mr. Eaton has continued to play an active and controversial role in political affairs, the scientists have felt that his continuing support of their conference may place them in the wrong light." Eaton was recently awarded the Lenin Peace Prize...
...receipt of contributions from the former first lady, and from the wartime ambassador to Moscow and former Governor of New York, means that they have endorsed the project, and their names will be used in its promotion, according to Chairman Roger M. Leed '61. They join Carl J. Friedrich, Eaton Professor of the Science of Government, Hans Morgenthau, visiting professor of Government, and Karl Fox, visiting professor of Economics, as supporters of the week-long program of lectures and seminars...
...first five floors of the structure will be devoted to Health Services, except for a section of the first floor that will house the University Information Office and Student Employment Center now located in Weld Hall...