From a review of a play by the late Anne Meara* —
"Meara, known primarily as an actress/comedian
(half of the team of Stiller & Meara, and mother of
Ben Stiller), is also an accomplished writer for the
stage; her After Play was much acclaimed….
This new, more ambitious piece starts off with a sly
send-up of awards dinners as the late benefactor of
a wealthy foundation–the comically pixilated scientist
Herschel Strange (Jerry Stiller)–is seen on videotape.
This tape sets a light tone that is hilariously
heightened when John Shea, as Arthur Garden,
accepts the award given in Strange's name."
Compare and contrast —
- A figure from yesterday's 1 PM post Black List:
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The circular device of Doctor Strange on the cover of
Entertainment Weekly , Jan. 8/15 2016:
I of course prefer the Galois I Ching .
* See the May 25, 2015, post The Secret Life of the Public Mind.
