Monthly Archives: September 2009

Quotation of the Day

Posted on Monday: September 28, 2009 by Michael Hendry

“I don’t like men that are always eating cake.” (Gertrude Wentworth, in Henry James, The Europeans, I)

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Review: Sweeney Todd at ShenanArts

Posted on Sunday: September 27, 2009 by Michael Hendry

In three words: very well done. I was going to add “for a little theater production”, but I’ll just leave it at that. The principals, Brian Holsopple as Sweeney Todd and Barbara Spilman Lawson as Mrs. Lovett, were particularly strong: … Continue reading →

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Just Wondering . . .

Posted on Tuesday: September 22, 2009 by Michael Hendry

Terry Teachout titles a post “FAQ and A”. Is that a pun on “F***in’ A”, or do I just have a dirty (and pun-obsessed) mind?

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Hume on the Roman Poets

Posted on Monday: September 21, 2009 by Michael Hendry

Ovid and Lucretius are almost as licentious in their style as Lord Rochester, though the former were fine gentlemen and delicate writers, and the latter, from the corruptions of that court in which he lived, seems to have thrown off … Continue reading →

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A Missed Opportunity for Aesthetic Synergy

Posted on Saturday: September 19, 2009 by Michael Hendry

The American Shakespeare Center is currently doing four plays in rotation at the Blackfriars Playhouse in Staunton: I Henry IV, Merry Wives of Windsor, Much Ado About Nothing, and Titus Andronicus. All are delightful in their different ways. Unfortunately, Titus … Continue reading →

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