Friday, September 19, 2025

Play review - "The Front Page" (1928) by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur (1928)

 Walter Burns doesn't appear til half way but when he does this really flies because he's so irredeemibly sociopathic - but you don't mind because the evilness of the mayor and sheriff are established they're willing to let someone die so anyone against them is good. Finale solved by deux ex machina. Takes a while to get into gear then flies. Lot of cynicism and racism.

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