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Drama
Krtuch, Joseph Wood | December 13, 1947 issue

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In the article, the author presents his views on the play "Antony and Cleopatra," written by William Shakespeare. By judiciously combining two or three massive but uncluttered settings with a free use of mere acting spaces for the shorter scenes, director Guthrie McClintic has kept the play moving and achieved an impression of splendor without weighing the whole thing down or smothering it in scenery and properties. The performance of the role of Cleopatra is not at all satisfactory. Katharine Cornell cannot speak Shakespeare's lines with even moderate effectiveness.

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ANTONY & Cleopatra (Theatrical production); SHAKESPEARE, William, 1564-1616; MCCLINTIC, Guthrie; CORNELL, Katharine, 1893-1974; ACTORS; DRAMA
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