tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post7784054704044428487..comments2024-03-22T19:13:05.266-04:00Comments on The Dusty Bookcase: What's This?Brian Busbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04120341319506205062noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-86964445131557795122020-08-08T12:49:15.213-04:002020-08-08T12:49:15.213-04:00Ballsy! It's amazing the kind of conscienceles...Ballsy! It's amazing the kind of conscienceless "borrowing" that proliferate in the age of the internet where the motto of everyone born in 1995 or later seems to be: "It's on the internet! It's up for grabs!"J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-51784544237608857222020-08-07T16:04:53.801-04:002020-08-07T16:04:53.801-04:00Thank you, Patti. I can't imagine Fifth Busine...Thank you, Patti. I can't imagine <i>Fifth Business</i> onstage. Better than the Duddy Kravitz musical, I'm guessing.<br /><br />Now that I think about it, cover aside, is this not the time to bring the Deptford Trilogy to the small screen? It seems so perfectly suited. Brian Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04120341319506205062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-26084202297176101802020-08-07T10:08:50.221-04:002020-08-07T10:08:50.221-04:00ORONTO--Playwright Elliot Hayes has accomplished t...ORONTO--Playwright Elliot Hayes has accomplished the formidable task of tailoring Robertson Davies' theme-packed novel into a two-act play with varied degrees of success. The compelling story of a magician's true beginnings unfolds amid a flurry of underlying themes. The account is passionately told by a solid cast of performers, but there were times when an abundance of activity onstage added more confusion than substance. (1992)pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-83800808690076294562020-08-07T10:05:47.980-04:002020-08-07T10:05:47.980-04:00I very much enjoyed all of his books and saw a str...I very much enjoyed all of his books and saw a strange production of--was it FIFTH BUSINESS? at Stratford one year. Have to see when.<br />pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.com