The Theater: His Own Man

GIVE 'EM HELL HARRY! Assembled by SAMUEL GALLU

One-man shows depicting famous men have become something of a vogue in recent years. James Whitmore is an accomplished hand on this circuit. For several years he toured in Will Rogers, U.S.A. and delightfully evoked that pithy homespun humorist. But Rogers might almost be called a watercolor sketch compared with his Give 'Em Hell Harry!, which is as masterly as a fine portrait in oils.

The challenge is a bit awesome, for unlike the other famous portrayals, Truman is close to us in time, and had by far the most public exposure. An audience would...

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