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Show Under the direction of Dr. C. Lowell Lees, the Univer-sity theatre began its sixty-second season with Basil Rath-bone in "Witness for the Prosecution." October 8 saw the opening on the Kingsbury stage with a cast of professional and seasoned locals. Old Bailey was the partial setting of action with be-wigged lawyers and judge adding character emphasis to the deep and emotional acting that was done. As the play depended almost entirely upon the artistry of the action, the part of Sir Wilfrod Robarts, Q. C. (Basil Rathbone) re- quired, because of its importance, the precise and sophisticated performance which it received. At the hands of such actresses as Colleen Dewhurst, the alien German wife, the play moved speedily. The production, which this year became a top motion picture, remained one of the favorites of the theatre-goers. The plot was a studied one and became extremely intent though no immediate answers were given or any violent action took place until the very end of the spellbinder. Once arrived, it moved rapidly in for a surprise ending that left the audience surprised but contented. 181 |
