Shower of Stars is typically composed of musical comedy revues with an occasional straight play.
The causes of my disappointment went beyond the play's occasional "cuteness."
It was on the air for three hours every night during the week, with a lineup of campus news, interviews, music and an occasional play.
During the early 1940s, Miss Bayne performed in radio and did an occasional play.
As a youngster, he would make models of sets inspired by motion pictures and the occasional play he would see with his mother.
And there's the occasional play, when they get the time.
Satirical verses comprised most of her early works, but she eventually turned to novels and short stories, with an occasional play.
When the Public did offer an occasional new American play or musical (the current "Wings"), it generally did not originate them.
Then, after the departure of the artistic director, Tony Stimac, the theater series dwindled to an occasional play; celebrity speakers were better box office.
I found myself cheering for the occasional outstanding play and hooting the rare intervention of the officials, along with the rest of the crazed mob.