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...other performances were only slightly less galvanizing. Leland Moss played the queer brother with restraint, wisely letting the text, not phony mannerisms, establish that the characer was a homosexual. An outlandish swish would have been out of balance with the other performances, all on the quiet side, but Moss might have been a bit more peevish and shrill in his woman-hating moments. Kenneth McBain gave a controlled and droll performance as Mr. Sloane, not perhaps as sinister as he should be, but always the master of his accent and his deadpan. The four actors were acting well together...
...committee, which is still in its tentative stages, will have no controlling power over House drama. It will not interfere in House decisions, meddle in House funds, or choose plays, Mary Moss, the standing chairman of the Committee, said yesterday...
...hopes to improve House facilities and keep each House informed of what the others are doing, but will try to avoid "pseudo-professionalism," Miss Moss added...
Improved publicity under the CID will give plays advanced billing from the central agency, therefore selling more tickets and providing enough money for productions of original plays. In addition Miss Moss hopes that House with small cramped stages might be able to put on their shows in Agassiz or Sanders Theatre...
...most part the production's lifelessness is all-pervading. Several actors have been more appropriately cast than the rest and shine by comparison--Leland Moss as Fluther, Kenny McBain as the Covey, Beatrice Paipert as Bessie Burgess, even Jennifer Crier as Nora. But there are no exciting performances of any size simply because the parts, good and bad, are so deeply rooted in the whole, which...