Elvira Madigan and Spofford reviewed in Chicago and New York
Chicago critic savages Elvira Madigan citing slow pacing and implausible plot while praising visual style and landscapes. New York review extols Spofford as a sharp funny Broadway satire with Melvyn Douglas in a lengthy central role and a lively adaptation from Reuben Reuben.
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New York
Broadway
Spofford
Melvyn Douglas
Anta Theatre
Shumlin
Devries
Oscar Wilde
Westchester
Eagle Owl on Exhibit at Chicago Nature Photo Show
Leland Larrance’s Hoot Mon! come see me “Eagle Owl” at 1400 E 53rd is part of the Twenty-Third Chicago International Nature Photography Exhibition at the Field Museum of Natural History. The show displays 118 entries sponsored by the Field Museum and the Chicago Nature Camera Club.
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Leland Larrance
Chicago
Field Museum of Natural History
Chicago Nature Camera Club
Brahms Concert at Rockefeller Chapel Sunday
The Rockefeller Chapel Choir and Chicago Symphony Orchestra perform Brahms at 3 30 p.m. on Sunday Feb 4 at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel University of Chicago 1156 80 E 59th Richard Wikstrom directs Nume and Ein Deutsches Requiem soloists Neva Pilgrim soprano Henri Noel baritone Tickets 4 50 reserved 3 50 general 3 00 faculty 2 50 students Bookstore Ellis Woodworths Cooleys Candles venues listed
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Rockefeller Chapel
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Johannes Brahms
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
University of Chicago
Richard Wikstrom
Neva Pilgrim
Henri Noel
Ellis
Woodworth’s
Cooley’s
Harper
Douglas Play Noted For Ensemble and Kelton's Widow Role
A well attended production features Pert Kelton as the widow in a scene where she helps Douglas during a temporary sciatical crisis noted as one of the funniest moments in recent stage history. Director Shumlin brings sensitivity and Donald Oenslager’s sets and lighting are ingenious and appropriate.
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V.i.p.’S
Shumlin
Douglas
Suburbia
Pert Kelton
Donald Oenslager
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