There wasn’t a copy for part 1, but Part 2 held up on it’s own. Based on a Eugene O’Neil play, which means its meaty, heavy but satisfying. The gimmick on stage was the characters speak their thoughts, which works very well for radio (do it as a whisper, they’re only short asides) – only thing is, they didn’t need to speak all those thoughts you could have picked up a bunch anyway. The plot concerns a woman who has a child to one man but he’s raised by someone else, a dopey rich guy – she’s also adored by a novelist. The woman is manipulative but does it out of love. Lynne Fontanne is pretty good in the role (Nina) – her husband isn’t on hand this time, by Walter Abel is. The title is explained by a line during the play – the present is a strange interlude between the past and the future, which is a terrific concept.
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