Reunion in Vienna
EUNION(in Vienna (2ZB, Thursday, October 14), had the inestimable advantage of having James Mason cast as a Habsburg, a role he played as to the schloss born, with all the arrogance, the egotism, the intemperance, the obstinacy which tradition ascribes to the Habsburgs and fans traditionally demand from, James Mason. Pamela Kellino, still wreathed in murky emanations from her role as Kate in The Upturned Glass was less happily cast as the charming Elena. In spite of drastic condensation the point of Sherwood’s original play was well-preserved — the Habsburg honour, another family shortcoming, prevents Rudolph from seducing Elena, and the victory, thanks to a nice bit of applied psychology, is the husband’s. Reunion in Vienna is one \of my favourite plays, and I enjoyed hearing it done. It was surprising to me that the short radio version should deal so effectively with the action, and also capture some hint of the national desperation of Vienna in the early ’thirties.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 19, Issue 488, 29 October 1948, Page 8
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162Reunion in Vienna New Zealand Listener, Volume 19, Issue 488, 29 October 1948, Page 8
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