Critical Moments: Reflections on Theater & Society, 1973-1979Reflects on critical moments in the life of the nation, the theater and society in the decade of the seventies. Analyzes the impact of Watergate, commercial television, Hollywood, the economic crunch, and the political system on the lives of citizens and artists in present-day America. Robert Brustein is art director of the American Repertory Theatre and director of the Loeb Drama Center at Harvard. |
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... television , " Susan said . " The set stays off , or we re- move it from the house . " But the next morning , at 3:12 A.M. by the illuminated clock- radio on Calvin's bed table , the television set was on . Susan heard it first . Waking ...
... television , " Susan said . " The set stays off , or we re- move it from the house . " But the next morning , at 3:12 A.M. by the illuminated clock- radio on Calvin's bed table , the television set was on . Susan heard it first . Waking ...
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... Television , 61-62 satire on , 170-87 See also British Broadcasting System ; Public Broadcasting Television ; and specific television productions Temple , Shirley , 33 Terra Nova ( play ) , 209 Theater in America ( television series ) ...
... Television , 61-62 satire on , 170-87 See also British Broadcasting System ; Public Broadcasting Television ; and specific television productions Temple , Shirley , 33 Terra Nova ( play ) , 209 Theater in America ( television series ) ...
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... ( television program ) , 48 Ustinov , Peter , 62 Valentino , Rudolph , 99 Van Gogh , Vincent , 85 Van Itallie , Jean - Claude , 93 Vidal , Gore , 32-33 Vietnamization of New Jersey , The ( Durang ) , 116–17 Village Voice , The ( newspaper ) ...
... ( television program ) , 48 Ustinov , Peter , 62 Valentino , Rudolph , 99 Van Gogh , Vincent , 85 Van Itallie , Jean - Claude , 93 Vidal , Gore , 32-33 Vietnamization of New Jersey , The ( Durang ) , 116–17 Village Voice , The ( newspaper ) ...
Contents
ONE Where Are the Repertory Critics? | 3 |
THREE Pauline Kael Reeling | 18 |
CONTENTS | 89 |
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