Propwatch: The glasses in ‘A German Life’

AJBlogs Posted: April 14, 2019 9:43 am

Dame Maggie Smith has to deal with glasses continually during her 100-minute monologue. – David Jays

Alison Knowles: ‘Proposition #2 for Emmett Williams’
A transcript of this piece was published under the title “A house of dust, computer poem,” in Fantastic Architecture edited by Wolf Vostell and Dick ... read more
AJBlog: Straight|UpPublished 2019-07-22
Propwatch: the hammock in The Night of the Iguana
It’s long, saggy and full of holes. But there’s more than that to The Night of the Iguana, one of Tennessee Williams’ lesser-loved plays. Though ... read more
AJBlog: Performance MonkeyPublished 2019-07-22
Just because: Artie Shaw appears on “What’s My Line?”
Artie Shaw appears as the mystery guest on the third episode of What’s My Line? John Daly is the host and the panelists are Arlene Francis, ... read more
AJBlog: About Last NightPublished 2019-07-22
Almanac: Sidney Lumet on movie stars
“No matter how insecure, almost all the stars I’ve worked with have a high degree of self-knowledge. They may hate what they see, but they ... read more
AJBlog: About Last NightPublished 2019-07-22
The Worlds of Mark Morris
Mark Morris can be a playful fellow, and for his latest work, Sport, he collaborated with a playful musician, who was no longer living. Eric ... read more
AJBlog: DancebeatPublished 2019-07-20
A Fidelio for Yesterday
Faced with a twelve-hour drive, with wife and dog, from Manhattan to the idyllic Brevard (North Carolina) Music Festival, I threw some CDs ... read more
AJBlog: Unanswered QuestionPublished 2019-07-19
“Unfinished” (again) at the Met: A Lone Loan of “Jerome” for Leonardo’s 500th Anniversary (video)
Having previously shown a fondness for the non finito in old master paintings, the Metropolitan Museum has made a virtue of necessity by doing it ... read more
AJBlog: CultureGrrlPublished 2019-07-19
An act of perfect faith
In today’s Wall Street Journal I review an important regional revival of Thornton Wilder’s The Skin of Our Teeth. Here’s an excerpt. * * * The ... read more
AJBlog: About Last NightPublished 2019-07-19
Replay: Stephen Sondheim rehearses “Getting Married Today”
Stephen Sondheim gives a master class in which he rehearses a group of students from London’s Guildhall School in “Getting Married Today,” a song from Company: ... read more
AJBlog: About Last NightPublished 2019-07-19
Almanac: Sidney Lumet on tragedy in drama
“Tragedy, when it works, leaves no room for tears.” Sidney Lumet, Making Movies ... read more
AJBlog: About Last NightPublished 2019-07-19
Coming Back
The time-consuming non-Rifftides project we told you about earlier this month has wrapped up and we are moving on to other matters. When certain permissions ... read more
AJBlog: RiffTidesPublished 2019-07-18
Is it bad if we don’t like it?
In today’s Wall Street Journal “Sightings” column, I discuss the problem of critical error—and how unconscious prejudices often contribute to it. Here’s an excerpt. * * * Critics ... read more
AJBlog: About Last NightPublished 2019-07-18
So you want to see a show?
Here’s my list of recommended Broadway, off-Broadway, and out-of-town shows, updated weekly. In all cases, I gave these shows favorable reviews (if sometimes qualifiedly ... read more
AJBlog: About Last NightPublished 2019-07-18
Almanac: Sidney Lumet on rehearsal halls
“I don’t know why I feel like this, but rehearsal halls should always be a little grungy.” Sidney Lumet, Making Movies ... read more
AJBlog: About Last NightPublished 2019-07-18
Recent Listening In Brief
Bob Sheppard, The Fine Line (Challenge) The veteran saxophonist and flutist Bob Sheppard has worked with a cross-section of other major jazz artists including Freddie ... read more
AJBlog: RiffTidesPublished 2019-07-17
Snapshot: Gloria Swanson appears on This Is Your Life
Gloria Swanson appears as the guest in excerpts from a 1957 episode of This Is Your Life, hosted by Ralph Edwards: (This is the latest ... read more
AJBlog: About Last NightPublished 2019-07-17
Almanac: Sidney Lumet on critics and cinematic “style”
“Critics talk about style as something apart from the movie because they need the style to be obvious. The reason they need it to be ... read more
AJBlog: About Last NightPublished 2019-07-17