Word: haltering
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Dates: during 1930-1930
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...fold. A man working to have his probation relieved at April with four B's must actually bring his grade not up to B, but to A in order that he may have a B in the office. In other words the Midyear grade turns out to be a halter about the neck of the man who would reasonably better his standing. Conversely, the system enables a man in good standing at Midyears to slide his spring work down to D without any evident loss...
Adapted by Playwright Lula Vollmer from the Hungarian of Imre Fazekas, this harrowing story is never more than a quasi-historical melodrama. Its title is ambiguously symbolical: a troyka is a Russian carriage drawn by three horses, the centre horse wearing a halter around its neck. The play exhibits all the typical appurtenances of Russian drama, including characters named Bogulieff and Bolotoff, without any of the vitalizing insight of a Chekhov or a Tolstoy. Natascha is quietly played by Zita Johann, whose intelligent presence gave interest to last season's Machinal...