"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
Odd, I just got back from 'Yellow Face' here in LA and Brad is mentioned throughout the show.
I hope he's okay. 'Gored' doesn't ever sound good.
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"No other news on his condition or when he will return to the show is available as of this writing."
Gored his leg on the piano???? A piano is a fairly stationary set piece. I'm at a loss as to how a person can "gore" himself on one. They don't even have that many sharp edges. Can anyone post more informative details regarding the accident? How does this even happen?
And no one grew into anything new, we just became the worst of what we were."
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The piano and piano bench is on wheels and BD moves it around throughout the show.
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
What awful news! I was planning on coming up from the city next weekend to see the show. Here's wishing him a speedy recovery. Hmmm, I wonder if he needs a full time nurse. I'd sure love to give him a sponge-bath
'Our whole family shouts. It comes from us livin' so close to the railroad tracks'
Oh god that's aweful news! I was hoping to go up there to see the show. Hey CapnHook, you work at Williamstown? I work at the Berkshire Theatre Festival, so if you ever want to catch a show here, let me know! I hope to come up there this summer to see some shows from you guys.
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Off-topic, but that article also mentioned a production of THE FRONT PAGE featuring Jason Butler Harner as Hildy. Is that a typo? It didn't look like it was an all male production.
"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe."
-John Guare, Landscape of the Body
BD is doing just fine. Today's matinee and evening performances are a 'go.' He's a trouper!
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
Note to AC126748: In THE FRONT PAGE, the character of Hildebrand 'Hildy' Johnson was a male reporter, originally played by Lee Tracy. In 1940, when the play was made into a movie, retitled HIS GIRL FIRDAY, Hildebrand became Hildegarde and was played by Rosalind Russell. (In the 1931 movie, called THE FRONT PAGE, Hildy was still a man, played by Pat O'Brien).
'Our whole family shouts. It comes from us livin' so close to the railroad tracks'
Well, that explains it! I'm only familiar with the film version, so I had no idea that the character was actually male in the original play. Thanks, Hushpuppy.
"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe."
-John Guare, Landscape of the Body
i was wondering the same thing, as i am a pianist,and looking at my piano right now cannot see any really sharp edges. That's some gruesome accident. I hope he's OK.