Friday, July 15. 1966 Summer Session Kansan
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'She Stoops to Conauer' conauers on KU staae
By Bruce Levitt
Oliver Goldsmith's "She Stoops to Conquer" opened Wednesday night in the Experimental Theatre as the third offering of the KU Summer Repertory Group.
throughout the production. The audience was highly receptive to and thoroughly entertained by
The play, directed by Linda McDonald, is an 18th century comedy of manners and confusions, and is perhaps the most difficult undertaking of the company to date. The production displays an abundance of sight humor combined with a hearty bawdyness.
THE PLOT revolves around Miss Hardcastle, who has to forsake her somewhat upper class
The swift pace of the show falters at times since the cast is not uniformly strong in comic flair or skilled in the handling of the difficult dialogue and Restoration mannerisms. Some lines were lost due to the problem of co-ordinating a quickness of tongue with Goldsmith's tongueting speeches.
the director's handling of sight humor.
airs to win her lady-shy suitor. The role, although smoothly enough played by Debbie Daniels, seems to lack a pinch of sparkle. Vocal variation and more delight in her cleverness could enhance the role.
members probably will become comfortable in their difficult surroundings.
PERHAPS THE MOST enjoyable aspect of the production is the direction. Miss McDonald has been most inventive with her staging (especially in the tavern scene) and her stage business
Larry Soller and Sue Tisdall as Mr. and Mrs. Hardcastle perform their demanding roles with the energy, and the subtlety often required for the quick-to-quarrel couple.
Kip Niven captivates the audience with his spirited portrayal of the practical-joking Tony Lumpkin. Niven's performance is perhaps the best in the show as he carries his characterization up to, but not beyond, the point of pure farce.
After the opening the cast
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