Statistics for Rating and Research

Seminar D was conceived at 1:45 P.M. yesterday and suffered a gestation period of almost an hour before appearing to those of us who awaited it and vicariously shared its pangs of birth. Our first hour was an interval during which we probably did what was expected of us, but an unnatural truce zone lying between the author and the moderator prevented the somewhat fiercer exchange of views which seems to make these affairs so worth-while. Between performances, however, as do many producers during the opening nights in Bridgeport, we revised some lines, cut out the second act, and in general tightened up our production. While no one could possibly claim that the scene finally reached a raucous and uncontrollable level, I think we made a good start in introducing Mr. Longley-Cook’s fine new concept which is certainly going to receive a lot of attention in the future.