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...Marco Millions," the HDC's benefit performance for the Harvard Theatre Fund, will not be presented at Commencement as originally planned...
...Schoenberg's review of "Marco Millions" is mistaken in assuming that any individual "must take the greatest blame"--or praise--for the choice of a production. Since in actual fact the play was amply discussed and chosen in full club meeting and in conjunction with the Harvard Theatre Committee, it is no more fair to do this than for me to hold Mr. Langguth fully responsible for the editorial views of the CRIMSON. Matters of policy must be ascribed to the organizations as a whole in both cases...
Excepting the first act performance of Robert Schwarz as Marco, and Robert Beatey's entire job as Chu Yin, court savant, the actors were very competent rather than inspired. Only these two gentlemen showed originality or real spark in their tasks, and Mr. Schwarz stumbled after the first...
Richard Heffron, the director, has done well just to keep the play moving at all. In the mass scenes his staging is particularly effective, with carefuly-controlled groups well placed and directed. Toward the end, Marco shows no signs of having been paced, directed or planned. But I suspect that is more the fault of O'Neill than of the present director. Mr. Heffron's real failing is a ragged second act that not only seems never to end, but shows no intention of trying. Had Mr. Heffron exerted his right here to cut the script and invent some business...
Talent was not lacking for the HDC's production. But the best actors and technicians could not have rescued Marco Millions. As producer, and president of the club, Peter Shoup must take the greatest blame for the evening--although his was probably not the sole decision in selecting this play. One hopes that the cause of the Theatre Committee will not suffer from the infirm choice of a vehicle. The HDC has come too far to be undone by a single ill-advised production of a reliable playwright. Nevertheless, those who want to support the current example of Harvard Theatre...