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ESC's Darryl Maximilian Robinson Recalls His Role of Russian Ballet Instructor Boris Kolenkhov In A 1981 Revival of YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU At The Historic St. Bernadine Hall of Forest Park, Illinois!

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ESC'S DARRYL MAXIMILIAN ROBINSON REMEMBERS HIS ROLE AS RUSSIAN BALLET INSTRUCTOR BORIS KOLENKHOV IN A 1981 REVIVAL OF GEORGE S. KAUFMAN'S AND MOSS HART'S PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING COMEDY "YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU"!: "Boris Kolenkhov ( Darryl M. Robinson ) a loud, aggressive man and very, very Russian, comes to dine, expound and teach Essie ballet steps...Robinson definitely was the aristocratic Russian and dominated the stage. His electric presence and professional bearing added much to the production." -- Bill Burnett, 'Farce a confusing, but enjoyable, romp,' The Pioneer Press Oak Leaves of Oak Park, Illinois, February 25, 1981. "You Can't Take It with You" is a 1936 Pulitzer Prize-winning comedic play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, later adapted into a 1938 Academy-Award winning film starring Lionel Barrymore and Jimmy Stewart, and a forgotten 1987 syndicated television series. Set during The Depression, the ...