Four Seasons wastes time in Wesker's uneven play
A fragmented review of The Four Seasons by Arnold Wesker. The speaker notes uneven symbolic ambitions and brittle poetry, with a promising start and a strong Strudel scene but uneven pacing and unclear thematic coherence. Performances by Paul Roebling and Barbara Hayes receive mixed praise, while director Arthur Seidelman is praised for blocking but criticized for tempo.
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Arnold Wesker
Lght
Mr. Wesker
Adam
Guy Fawkes Scarecrow
Dam
Het
Beatrice
Mother
Dante
Wesker
Germaine
Enoui
Paul Roebling
Barbara Hayes
Arthur Seidelman
Seidelman
Paul Roebling and
The Lesson Presented by Columbia Players
Eugene Ionesco's The Lesson shows life’s absurdity through contradictions in a staged study. Fred Torp as the professor clashes with a naive pupil, while Pamela Lamont and Laine Ulman lead strong performances under John Litvack's direction and Michael Harwood's notable set design.
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Barbai
Eugene Ionesco
Columbia Players
Ionesco
Fred Torp
Pamela Lamont
Laine Ulman
John Litvack
Mr. Torp
Michael Harwood
Quiet Little Table In The Corner Hotel Lounge Review
A columnist visits Quiet Little Table In The Corner, a dim cocktail lounge masquerading as a restaurant. The menu offers filet mignon and hibachi shrimp with artichoke salad and excellent chocolate fondue, though service struggles with slow coffee and late desserts, and the scene targets businessmen with expense accounts rather than students.
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Singer
In Defense Of La Wally By Susan Gould
A reader defends Alfredo Catalani’s opera La Wally after a harsh Times review. The letter lauds Isabel Penagos and Renata Tebaldi in New York debuts and Carlo Hergonzi’s tenor, praising the score’s orchestration and memorable arias while noting critical subjectivity and a balanced response to the New York Times critique.
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Susan Gould
Times
New York
Alfredo Catalani
American Opera Society
New York Times’ Review
la Scala
Puegini
Manon Lescaut
Italy
Catalini
Afra
Deborah Kieffer
Wally
Ebben
Andro Fontana
Puccini
Renata Tebaldi
la Wally
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