Beleaguered: Harrassed or troubled.
Stuart says words such as beleaguered make the magazine seem boring.
Incisive: Penetrating, clear, and sharp, as in operation or expression.
Nick feels Peter was incisive on his objective with Angela Thark.
Inveterate: Firmly and long established; deep-rooted.
Nick thinks all rich upper class people are inveterate snobs
Loquacious: Very talkative; Wordy and rambling.
Humphry calls Marigold a very loquacious girl
Nappies: British word for "diapers."
Nick calls a rival of his "nappies" because he was known as a bed-wetter.
Portent: Prophetic or threatening significance.
Stuart believes that seeing Hubert Stout was a portent.
Pugilist: One who practices the sport of fighting with the fists; boxer.
Nick jokes and calls Humphry as pugilist as well as a poet
The Common Pursuit plays at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre/Laura Pels Theatre through July 29, 2012. For more information, click here.
The cast of 'The Common Pursuit'; Photo Credit: Joan Marcus, 2012
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karl meyer
May 18, 2012
Liked the play, but fear most in audience would have no idea about the literary politics of the 1960’s in which C.S. Leavis loomed as king of the hill. A flier with some explanation would be helpful.
James Vendetti
June 3, 2012
Felt the play bill’s note for setting “Twenty years ago” would better have indicated perhaps, “1960 or 1970” . (Play Premiered 1884) The annoying music playing before start of play might have been more familiar and tied (for me) to the 60’s time period.
Acting and staging excellent, though I admit feeling or sensing an absence of chemistry and warmth between characters and me.
Wondered how well British Academic and literary life of play is familiar to audiences.
(Saturday Evening, June 2, 2012 performance)
Leslie Bhutani
June 21, 2012
I LOVE intellectual comedies with quick wit and repartee–add the literary genre and what could be better! I had seen Common Pursuit when it was first produced in New York and really enjoyed it. Maybe it’s just that I’M 30 years older, but I felt that the play hasn’t aged well. Too bad. Just felt slow and labored. It could use some editing perhaps. But maybe not everything is supposed to last forever!! The actors were terrific.