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CONTENTS ESSAYS: * * * * * EDITOR’S FOREWORD: AVE ATQUE VALE “Don’t like goodbyes, sorrows and sighs, These lines began a song in the 1954 Broadway musical House of Flowers, with book and lyrics by Truman Capote and music by Harold Arlen at his most sultry. The singer was the immortal Pearl Bailey, who played Madame Fleur, the proprietrix of the titular casa. Well I, too, while hardly a madam, am not particularly fond of farewells, especially after a quarter century of amicable affiliation with all of you. More on that in a moment. No tears need be shed over the contents of this issue, which I consider one of our best ever; a bumper crop of sparkling essays, oodles of book and performance reviews, and a special section on O’Neill in the Classroom, admirably gathered and organized by my dear colleague Tom Connolly. That the issue also contains two plays and a poem is a refreshing breather from the headier wares that surround them. And if tears are to be shed, they should betoken regretful acknowledgement of our communal grief at the passing, since last time, of society members Mark Estrin and Albert E. Wertheim, who was one of our most diligent participants at the annual December do’s of the MLA. I haven’t room to thank the many, many colleagues and pals who have enhanced the Review (and my life as well). But I must recall and salute our superb publication coordinators past and present: Bernadette Smyth, Joanna Mann and, best of all, Ingrid Strange, who has made the recent years a rich joy for me, and for us all. And supreme among all of the above is Michael R. Ronayne, Dean of Suffolk University’s College of Arts and Sciences, who welcomed my initial suggestion of this project and has been its supportive champion ever since. And I mustn’t omit two masterful editorial partners, Steven Bloom and Yvonne Shafer, and my beloved muse, Bette Mandl. And one other special person merits mention at this bye-bye time: Mirek Szejner, my partner from October 1967 in Poland until his death in Massachusetts in September 2000. His inspiration and love still glow. So I will now retreat into the shadows. But be assured that I am still here to assist in any way I can. I know that Zander Brietzke will be a spectacular successor who will guide the dear O’Neill Review to new and even more dazzling heights. So the move from Beantown to Gotham bodes very well indeed.
Yours, * * * * *
Editor
Advisory Editors The Eugene O’Neill Review (ISSN 10409483) is published once a year by Suffolk University, in cooperation with the Eugene O’Neill Society, whose members receive copies as part of their memberships. (For information on membership, write to the Eugene O’Neill Society, P.O. Box 402, Danville, CA 94526.) Non-member subscription rates are $15/year for individuals in the U.S. and Canada, $25/year for all institutional and overseas subscribers. Back issues are available at $10 each. Checks and money orders for non-member subscriptions and back-issues payments (U.S. dollars only) should be payable to The Eugene O’Neill Review and should be sent to the publication coordinator, Department of English, Suffolk University, 41 Temple Street, Boston, MA 02114-4280. We welcome articles, reviews and news concerning the life, times and work of Eugene O’Neill. Submitters should send two copies of their work, together with a brief autobiographical note, to the appropriate editor: books for review and book reviews to Steven F. Bloom, Associate Dean, School of Arts and Sciences, Lasell College, 1844 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton MA 02466; performance reviews and photographs/graphics to Robert McLean, c/o Department of English, Suffolk University, 41 Temple Street, Boston, MA 02114-4280; all other materials to Ingrid Strange at the same address (tel. 617-573-8271). Copyright © 2001 by The Eugene O’Neill Review & Suffolk University ISSN: 1040-9483 |
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