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Author Archives: Jeffrey Manley
Brideshead Reviewed in Cambridge and Elsewhere
Brideshead Revisited opened its run at the Cambridge Arts Theatre yesterday and is reviewed today in the Cambridge News. In the review, by Lydia Fallon, she finds herself really wanting to love [the] play, but then leaving the theatre feeling a … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Catholicism
Tagged Cambridge News, Crisis magazine, K.E. Colombini, Lydia Fallon
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Successful Failures at Oxford
An Oxford student blog has compiled a list of students who were academic failures at Oxford but went on to become successful writers. At the top of the list is Evelyn Waugh. His entry begins with a quote: “You spend … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Brideshead Revisited, Humo(u)r, Letters, Oxford
Tagged failures, Oxford Student
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Director of Decline and Fall Film Version Dies.
John Krish, who directed the 1968 film adaptation of Waugh’s novel Decline and Fall has died at the age of 92. His death is announced in the Daily Telegraph. The film was written by Ivan Foxwell and released under the … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Decline and Fall, Film, Newspapers
Tagged Daily Telegraph, John Krish, Obituaries
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Simon Heffer Links Waugh and Greene
Critic and columnist Simon Heffer has written an essay assessing Graham Greene’s work in the Telegraph. He admits to having had a problem with some of Greene’s work, especially the Roman Catholic bits, but after setting out to read though the … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Catholicism, Newspapers
Tagged Daily Telegraph, Graham Greene, Simon Heffer
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Waugh and the Hollywood Novel
A feature length article in this week’s Los Angeles Review of Books is entitled “In Search of the Great Hollywood Novel.” This is by Graham Daseler who begins by wondering why there is no genre for Washington novels but then … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, The Loved One
Tagged C. Aubrey Smith, Graham Daseler, Los Angeles Review of Books
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Evelyn and Kick (More)
Another review appears in today’s Irish Times of Paula Byrne’s new book about Kathleen (“Kick”) Kennedy. See earlier post. Also reviewed is a competing book about the same subject by Barbara Leaming, Kick Kennedy. The reviewer, Selina Guinness, summarizes Kennedy’s life … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies, Newspapers
Tagged Irish Times, Kathleen Kennedy, Selina Guinness
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The Loved One to Feature on BBC Radio 4
Waugh’s 1948 novella The Loved One will be one of the choices on the next edition of A Good Read on BBC Radio 4. This will be broadcast on Monday, 16 May at 1830 (repeated at 0030) and will be available worldwide … Continue reading
Posted in Discussions, Radio Programs, The Loved One
Tagged A Good Read, BBC Radio 4
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Swiss Magazine Notes Waugh Anniversary
The Swiss German magazine Die Weltwoche has published a longish article marking the 50th anniversary of Waugh’s death. In the heading of the online version, it is attributed to Rolf Huerzeler, but there is also a reference in an indent to … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Articles, Brideshead Revisited, Sword of Honour, The Loved One
Tagged Die Weltwoche
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Brideshead Reviewed in The Tablet
Mark Lawson (presumably the one by that name whose day job is a BBC TV presenter) reviews the stage production of Brideshead Revisited in this week’s issue of The Tablet. He saw the play when it was performed last week in Bath. … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Theater
Tagged Mark Lawson, The Tablet
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Brideshead Reviewed (Southampton)
The English Touring Theatre’s production of Brideshead Revisited opened Tuesday at the Nuffield Theatre in Southampton and is reviewed in today’s Daily Echo by Brian McCusker. Either the performances are getting better through experience or the critics less demanding as … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Theater
Tagged Brendan McCusker, Daily Echo, English Touring Theatre, Nuffield Theatre, Paddy Briggs
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