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18TH-CENTURY PLAY DONE WELL AT LEMOYNE.(Local)(Theater Review)

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From: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)
Date: 20060317
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Byline: Tony Curulla Contributing writer

Even among the impressions of theater enthusiasts, 18th-century plays like "She Stoops to Conquer" and its author, Oliver Goldsmith, conjure the image of rather stuffy, English drawing-room fare that's chock full of clever turns of phrase, mistaken identities, impressions and stations, and ornate and seemingly authentic sartorial finery.

And even though this genre is almost two centuries younger than Shakespeare at his full power, the lineage is quite clear, especially when it is done successfully as it is in this very smart ...

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