Author Archives for Anthony Smith
La Vie en Rose, the Movie
I do not usually like movies that feature the life of “real”people as they either contain more fiction than truth or they portray sinners as saints,however I loved La Vie en Rose,the life of the French singer Edith Piaf.
I don’t know how accurate the picture is but it does seem to follow the story that [...]
The Return of the Prodigal at the Mint
The Mint Theatre is committed to unearthing neglected and forgotten plays and reclaiming them for current times. It has found a real treasure in The Return of the Prodigal, a play written in 1905 by the English playwright St. John Hankin. [As all Anglophiles know this is pronounced Sinjun Hankin!!]
In the play, the prodigal son [...]
